SI’s Expert Picks for College Football Week 11

In the last three days, the tumultuous world of college football has heard the words "screwed, biased, travesty, injustice" echo consistently after the bowl slate was announced Sunday night. This announcement included one of the most stunning omissions from the College Football Playoff we've ever seen. Florida State became the first ever Power Five…

Florida State fans, players, and coaches weren't pleased with the undefeated Seminoles being left out of the College Football Playoff, but betting odds suggest their exclusion may lead to a more competitive round of semifinal games. Michigan, the No. 1 overall seed in the playoff, will face No. 4 Alabama as opposed to Florida State. The Wolverines…

MIAMI, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Georgia Southern will battle Ohio to launch college football's bowl season Dec. 16 in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Michigan-Alabama, Washington-Texas and Florida State-Georgia are among intriguing postseason matchups. The 43-game bowl schedule, listed below, was finalized Saturday after conference championship weekend. The games will…

For the myriad teams vying for one of the four spots in the College Football Playoff, it all comes down to this: conference championship weekend. The high-stakes weekend begins Friday night in Las Vegas, where No. 5 Oregon has a chance to exact revenge against No. 3 Washington as the Ducks and Huskies clash in the Pac-12 championship game. Sure,…

With the end of the 2023 college football regular season last week, conference championships are the final hurdle for teams looking to make the field of four in this season's College Football Playoff (CFP). All four of the remaining undefeated teams are in action, with their spot likely on the line. Other teams are playing to stay in contention for…

Penn State football moved up one spot to No. 10 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings, ESPN announced Tuesday evening. The Nittany Lions were ranked No. 11 in the first College Football Playoff ranking of the season last week. Penn State holds an overall record of 8-1 and a conference record of 5-1 and is coming off a 51-15 blowout win…

Week 10 in college football brought the noise! From Oklahoma State's victory in the final edition of Bedlam to Mississippi's narrow escape at home against Texas A&M to the shootout in SoCal to Kansas State's head scratching decisions in OT, Saturday was filled with drama and consequences for a number of the nation's Top 25. Week 11 promises to be…

The Red River Rivalry is the first of a few October games that will sort out the College Football Playoff picture. The winner of Saturday's annual meeting between the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners will be the favorite to win the Big 12 and be in position for one of the four playoff spots. Texas would probably be in the playoff, if it started…

The top of the AP Top 25 remain unchanged ahead of Week 6. Five of the top six teams in the rankings came away with victories, while the Florida State Seminoles were off. The Georgia Bulldogs faced the most pressure of any of the top squads in Week 5, but they managed to come out of Jordan-Hare Stadium with a victory. The Texas Longhorns are the…

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish have to find a way to bounce back after their heartbreaking home loss to the Ohio State Buckeyes in Week 4. Sam Hartman and Co. hit the road to face the Duke Blue Devils in a game that carries much more significance that it did at the start of the season. Duke can make an argument that it is the second-best team in the…

Week 4 will provide us with the first monumental shift in the college football rankings. Six Top 25 matchups should give us a better view of where all 12 teams involved land in the College Football Playoff conversation. The Alabama Crimson Tide are one of two teams playing on Saturday who must prove that an early loss was a fluke and nothing…

The Week 4 college football schedule features a smorgasbord of marquee matchups. Each one of the three main television windows has multiple must-watch games that will shake up the Top 25. The Ohio State Buckeyes' visit to face the Notre Dame Fighting Irish carries the most College Football Playoff consequences. Ohio State gets to prove itself for…

ESPN's Football Power Index (FPI) has updated its rankings following Week 1 of the college football season. The projection-based rankings won't go over well with fans. Despite a 10-point home loss to Texas, the FPI is keeping Alabama at No. 1. Here's the full top 25: Alabama Ohio State Georgia USC Florida State Texas Penn State Oklahoma Notre…

Week 2 of college football is here, and we have several games of interest to keep tabs on around the country. Colorado will kick the day off, looking to keep the momentum rolling after a huge debut last week for Coach Prime. They'll host Nebraska today, renewing a great rivalry from the 90s. The Buffaloes are 2.5 point favorites as of this…

Week 2 of the college football season offers up two different types of Top 25 matchups. The Texas Longhorns and Alabama Crimson Tide collide for the second straight year in a battle of the sport's marquee programs. Alabama beat Texas by one point last season, and the Longhorns are hoping they can return the favor with a healthy Quinn Ewers under…

FAYETTEVILLE - The SEC has 11 of its 14 schools in bowl games this season including Georgia the No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff. Only Auburn, Texas A&M and Vanderbilt failed to get the six wins necessary for a bowl invite. Each of them went 5-7. Georgia will take on Ohio State Saturday, Dec. 31, at 7 p.m. on ESPN in the Chick-fil-A Peach…

Another college football Saturday is in the books, and it sure delivered the drama. The TCU Horned Frogs took down Texas to continue its playoff run, while Washington ended the playoff dreams for the Oregon Ducks. Thanks to Alabama's'GOAT Fuel' win over Ole Miss, LSU will be playing for an SEC title. It's only year one for Brian Kelly in Baton…

Four Top 25 match-ups highlight the Week 11 college football schedule on Nov. 12. Last week, three teams ranked in the top-6 of the College Football Playoff rankings lost - Tennessee, Alabama and Clemson. Three of the ranked vs ranked match-ups this week involve top 10 teams. This week, Georgia moved up to No. 1 in the College Football Playoff…

TCU puts its perfect record on the line at Texas, while Oregon and Ole Miss host ranked foes. Tennessee, Alabama and Clemson all lose and shake up the Playoff race -the stakes remain high in Week 11. The nation is down to four undefeated FBS teams, with one of them getting a major road test on Saturday. No. 4 TCU will travel to No. 18 Texas (7:30…

Tennessee's stint with the No. 1 ranking in the College Football Playoff rankings lasted one week as the Vols dropped after losing on the road at then-No. 3 Georgia. In the new top 25 released on Tuesday night on ESPN, Tennessee landed at No. 5 behind the unbeaten quartet of Georgia, Ohio State, Michigan and TCU. The Vols also fell to No. 5 in both…

First, Tennessee got thumped by Georgia, with the Vols suffering their first defeat of the season. Then Clemson also fell from the ranks of the unbeaten, losing at Notre Dame, and Alabama was knocked off by LSU. Just like that, three of the top six teams in the initial College Football Playoff rankings had lost, turning the playoff hunt upside…

Top-ranked Tennessee was shellacked by Georgia on Saturday in the most-watched game this season (13.1 million viewers). No. 10 LSU stunned No. 6 Alabama with a one-point win in overtime. No. 4 Clemson was crushed by Notre Dame. It's worth noting the home team won each of those games - while the value of home-field advantage is debated in other…

With less than three weeks remaining before Selection Sunday, where does Alabama stand in the race to make the final four-team College Football Playoff? The Tide remained No. 8 for a third consecutive week in Tuesday's weekly rankings, which continued to suggest that Alabama needs an upset above it to secure its spot in the playoff even with an SEC…

Tennessee football doesn't control its own destiny for a College Football Playoff bid. That went out of the window when it lost to Georgia 27-13 last week. The Vols (8-1, 4-1 SEC) perhaps can get into the four-team bracket if they beat Missouri (4-5, 2-4) on Saturday (noon ET, CBS) and then South Carolina and Vanderbilt to finish the regular…

College football Week 9's betting lines and totals feature top-ranked Georgia facing one of the best teams on its schedule in the Florida Gators. The Bulldogs are favored by more than two touchdowns for the annual rivalry game in Jacksonville. The Utah Utes host the Oregon Ducks in a meeting of Pac-12 contenders. Oregon is favored by nearly a…