14 Teams for CFP via ESPN

09/30/18 Form our favorite ACC and B1G shill Heather Dinich LINK
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Here are the 14 teams with the best chance to win the national title, according to the research, and how trends from the first four years on the playoff could work in their favor.

1. Clemson Tigers
Chance to make playoff: 66 percent
Chance to win the title: 24 percent

2. Alabama Crimson Tide
Chance to make playoff: 47 percent
Chance to win the title: 14 percent

3. Georgia Bulldogs
Chance to make playoff: 45 percent
Chance to win the title: 13 percent

4. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1/2 in ACC)
Chance to make playoff: 42 percent
Chance to win the title: 10 percent

5. Washington Huskies
Chance to make playoff: 41 percent
Chance to win the title: 10 percent

6. Ohio State Buckeyes
Chance to make playoff: 37 percent
Chance to win the title: 10 percent

7. Oklahoma Sooners
Chance to make playoff: 23 percent
Chance to win the title: 4.1 percent

8. Penn State Nittany Lions
Chance to make playoff: 21 percent
Chance to win the title: 4 percent

9. Auburn Tigers
Chance to make playoff: 17 percent
Chance to win the title: 3.6 percent

10. Michigan State Spartans
Chance to make playoff: 15 percent
Chance to win the title: 2.6 percent

11. Wisconsin Badgers
Chance to make playoff: 11 percent
Chance to win the title: 2 percent

12. Michigan Wolverines
Chance to make playoff: 7 percent
Chance to win the title: 1 percent

13. Miami Hurricanes
Chance to make playoff: 7 percent
Chance to win the title: 1 percent

14. Stanford Cardinal
Chance to make playoff: 5 percent
Chance to win the title: 1 percent


Others with a chance to make the playoff:
Texas (3 percent)
Mississippi State (3 percent)
USC (2 percent)
Oklahoma State (1 percent)
Florida State (1 percent)