CFP top 12 prediction.

Spot on yes sun devils

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1 Oregon
8 Georgia vs 9 Tennessee

4 Boise
5 Ohio State vs 12 ASU?

3 Miami
6 Penn State vs 11 SMU

2 Texas
7 Notre Dame vs 10 Indiana

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Ugh.. gotta bump Indiana up a spot, better record

Let them go to Athens, and Tennessee go to South Bend instead.

yeah, but Georgia is gonna be 2 or 9-11 imo

I think you nailed them

1 - Oregon (11-0)
2 - OSU (10-1)
3 - Texas (10-1)

Meh, ok.



4 - PSU (10-1)

Has to be punished someone for a 1-point win vs a mediocre Minnesota team late in the season


5 - ND (10-1) Could see 4 and 5 flip though.

They don’t deserve to be ranked this high with a loss to Northern Illinois, but should jump State Penn with the win over an undefeated yet overrated Army

6 - Miami (10-1)

By default. Probably better than State Penn

7 - UGA (9-2)

They beat #3 Texas soundly on their home field. Rationally, they should be ranked over Texas, Penn State and Miami…it’s only the “one loss vs two” fallacy that prevents it

8 - Tennessee (9-2)

I see no reason to move them up or down

9 - Indiana (10-1)

What would their record be with LSU’s schedule? They are not one of the ten best teams in the country.

10 - Boise (10-1)

This ranking is too high. They’re in as one of the 5 highest ranked champs…but do the deserve bye over Big 12 barely beating Wyoming?

11 - SMU (10-1)
12 - Clemson (9-2)

The B12 winner will knock one of these two teams out for sure. Clemson’s only path is to win the ACC championship game, IMO….probably SMU’s at this point too. But

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yeah, but Georgia is gonna be 2 or 9-11 imo

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And Oregon/Ohio State rematch in the Big 10 will move some other pieces around.

Damn it, I knew when they went to 12 games that Penn State would be a lock. They never really contend in the Big 10, but they always schedule so they go 10-2. Gonna be the same this year; and every year. Meanwhile, LSU insists on opening with a major opponent, which is an unnecessary risk. And now we have Clemson on deck next year.

I like big games, but at this point I want to play all cupcakes OOC. Conference play is tough enough, and if you come through the SEC with 2 losses or less you should be worthy to be in the playoffs.

If UGA beats Texas but the higher seed wins everything else, the order would be really hard to predict. UGA at 11-2 vs Miami at 12-1? I could see the committee going either way on that.

Texas could be as high as 6 but as low as 11. Hard to guess what they'd do.

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I think SMU beats Miami.

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Doesn't really impact much if they do. SMU gets the bye that was going to Miami. Miami replaces Clemson. Clemson is bumped out.

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Let them go to Athens, and Tennessee go to South Bend instead

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Nice. I remember the vols going there about 20 years ago. Had a blast that day.

Probably will. Unless A&M beats Texas and then Georgia. If that’s the case the field should be pretty clear cut

1. B10 winner (Oregon or OSU)

2. ACC winner (SMU or Miami)

3. SEC Winner (Texas A&M)

4. B12 winner (Arizona State or Iowa State or BYU)

5. Notre Dame

6. Loser of Oregon/Ohio State

7. Texas

8. Penn State

9. Georgia

10. Indiana

11. Tennessee

12. G5 winner (Boise or UNLV, outside shot of Tulane)