ESPN's FPI predicts College Football Playoff field following Week 3

The final College Football Playoff of the four-team era is rapidly approaching. The current format will give way to an expanded 12-team field in 2024, bringing an end to one of the most interesting eras in this sport's history. If there's one lesson to be learned from the last decade or so, it's that not all playoff fields are created…

The College Football Playoff committee gave fans, especially Ohio State supporters, a treat on Halloween with the release of the first CFP rankings on Tuesday night. The Buckeyes open at No. 1, Georgia at No. 2, Michigan at No. 3, and Florida State at No. 4. If this top four shocked you, don't worry. There is plenty of time for the rankings to…

Recent history favors at least one college football team going undefeated this season. A couple weeks ago, there were 22 undefeated teams. Heading into Week 8, just 11 remain. FanDuel has odds for seven of those 11 teams. Before we review those CFB odds, let's take a look at the welcome bonus FanDuel offers new customers when they sign up: A couple…

The time has come! Though Week 0 action started the 2023 college football season last weekend, a full slate of Week 1 kickoffs Thursday night! As fans rejoice as college football returns to dominate our weekends, the Saturday Football news staff has weighed in with projections for the College Football Playoff and National Championship Game. Georgia…

As college football kicks off its 2023 season Saturday with Week 0 matchups, there is one clear favorite to win the national championship. Georgia, the reigning two-time champion, is expected by many to make it a three-peat, and will debut its new team on September 2. The Bulldogs finished 15-0 and won its second consecutive national championship…

Earlier this season, the College Football Playoff announced the new 12-team format, which will begin during the 2024 season. The four-team playoff this season consists of Ohio State, TCU, Michigan and Georgia. Both the Wolverines and Bulldogs are heavily favored and were in the playoffs a season ago, which typically lead to more success. For a fun…

With the final week of the 2022 college football regular season in the books, the focus now shifts to conference championships. Bowl games will be decided and the College Football Playoff will be set in just a few short weeks. The month of November has been generous to those who love chaos when it comes to rankings. Multiple teams that had playoff…

After much assumption an undefeated Michigan will meet an undefeated Ohio State in Columbus. Is it for all the marbles though? The talk of the town is, can a 1-loss Michigan or Ohio State still get into the college football playoff? Also, we saw former No. 5 Tennessee's playoff hopes drown away in a South Carolina beat down. Lots of talking heads…

The College Football Playoff (CFP) committee released the latest rankings for the 2022 season tonight. Last week's unofficial theme across college football was "SURVIVE," and while most adhered to it, a few teams have fallen out of contention. According to Draftkings Sportsbook, Michigan still has the third-best odds to win the national title…

ATHENS - Once again, there should be little drama about Georgia's standing in regards to this week's College Football Playoff rankings. Though uninspiring this past weekend against Kentucky, the Bulldogs came away with a 16-6 road win. Ohio State, Michigan and TCU all played similar types of contests, with the latter two needing field goals in the…

Will the final two weeks of the College Football Playoff race be chalk or total chaos? There are seven legitimate contenders remaining and the scenarios start with the four remaining unbeaten teams in No. 1 Georgia, No. 2 Ohio State, No. 3 Michigan and No. 4 TCU. The Buckeyes and Wolverines play on Saturday, so that trim that list down to at most…

A week ago, those responsible for setting the College Football Playoff odds sent a not-so-subtle message to the undefeated TCU Horned Frogs: We don't believe you're for real. So on Saturday, the Horned Frogs traveled across state from Fort Worth, Texas, to Austin and volleyed back a not-so-subtle retort: You better take us seriously now. The…

ESPN has updated the Football Power Index top 25 coming out of the Week 11 action. Without many surprises, the top 2 teams remain the same with undefeated Georgia and Ohio State leading the way. Those two teams were also No. 1 and No. 2 on the most recent edition of the College Football Playoff Rankings. With both posting solid wins over the…

The College Football Playoff selection committee and those responsible for setting the College Football Playoff odds haven't exactly seen eye-to-eye over the years. So it definitely is noteworthy that the committee's latest rankings, which were released Tuesday night, mostly fall in line with how oddsmakers currently view the 2022-23 college…

Will the Georgia Bulldogs repeat as National Champions and win the College Football Playoff for a second consecutive year? Let's examine changes in the college football National Championship futures market and determine whichodds represent the best picks entering Week 11. Maybe next year, Alabama and Clemson. The odds for the National Championship…

Penn State's bowl projections still run quite a range, but one postseason game returned to view following Saturday's Week 10 slate. The Lions have a path to the 2023 Rose Bowl. No. 15 Penn State (7-2) will climb a spot or two in this week's College Football Playoff rankings, based on its 45-14 win over Indiana and other results around the country.…

GRAPEVINE, Texas -- The College Football Playoff selection committee rewarded undefeated Tennessee with the top spot in its first rankings of the 2022 season, marking the first time in school history the Volunteers entered the top four. The Vols were followed by No. 2 Ohio State, No. 3 Georgia and No. 4 Clemson. Now that the first of six rankings…

For USC football, what does being "back" mean? The definition differs by program and in the eye of the beholder. At Texas, for instance, being "back" has become a national punchline among plugged-in, meme-happy fans - to the point that the Longhorns nearly losing to Iowa State in Austin on Saturday meant they are "back" just as much as them…

Since the College Football Playoff was introduced back in 2014, a total of 13 schools have reached the four-team semifinals, but just five schools have been able to win the National Championship. Alabama has claimed three of those titles, with Clemson (2) being the only other school to win it more than once. It's no surprise those schools, along…

We're just about two weeks away from the start of the 2022-23 college football season, which, according to Las Vegas odds, could look a lot like the 2022 season. In a sport that has historically been dominated by the same few teams, you'll see familiar faces atop the Vegas sportsbook lists of best odds to win the 2023 national championship. With…

ESPN has announced its preseason Top 25 college football rankings and now we have its first predictions regarding which teams have the best chance to make the CFP and play for the national championship. Alabama predictably led the poll at No. 1, followed by Ohio State, defending national champion Georgia, and ACC favorite Clemson comes in at No. 4…

The story of college football last week was Clemson overcoming a double-digit deficit to beat Syracuse and increasing its College Football Playoff odds from 41.3% to 60.3%. When someone goes up, someone must come down. Unfortunately for Michigan fans, they were the victim this week. Despite being on a bye, Michigan finds itself dropping from 48.0%…

Georgia lands No. 1 spot in CFP followed by Michigan, TCU and Ohio StateGeorgia was a no brainer for the top spot in the final college football playoff rankings, but Dan Wolken explains how the rest of the field was set. Even after Southern California's loss to Utah made things unnecessarily complicated, the College Football Playoff selection…

While making predictions for the College Football Playoff may seem easy given the regularity with which a handful of teams have dominated the semifinals, there's always at least or maybe two surprises. Last season saw the latter with Michigan and Cincinnati in the field for the first time, while Oklahoma and Clemson saw their lengthy conference…

Texas and Notre Dame lost last week, but the other main College Football Playoff contenders survived. There's still other movement in how my model projects the CFP contenders. Alabama shot up after its win at Texas A&M. One of Oregon or Washington will do the same after those two teams meet on Saturday. Georgia and Michigan are still viewed as the…