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According to ESPN's new Playoff Predictor, four teams from the SEC have a chance to reach the College Football Playoff this upcoming season. They are Alabama, Georgia, Auburn, and Mississippi State.

Alabama
Playoff appearance: 47%
National Championship: 14%

Georgia
Playoff appearance: 46%
National Championship: 13%

Auburn
Playoff appearance: 17%
National Championship: 3%

Mississippi State
Playoff appearance: 3%
National Championship: Less than 1%

The playoff predictor had 20 total teams listed. Clemson is just ahead of Alabama at the top of the list with 67% chance to make the playoffs and a 24% chance to win the National Championship. Here is the complete list.

These five key factors determine each team's chance to reach the playoff:
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-Strength of Record (how much teams have accomplished)

-FPI (how good teams are)

-Number of losses (incorporated into SOR but the committee places even more emphasis on losses)

-Conference championships

-Independent status (Notre Dame can't be a conference champion, but all else being equal it might get more credit than a team that didn't win its conference championship) -- despite the committee claiming it wants the four best teams.
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This is stupid.
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You saying there’s a chance?
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ish ain't been this exciting since Dak beat LSU in Tiger Stadium and then when State was #1. before that, it was when Croom beat Saban. These are the literal highpoints over the last 20
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I miss all the crOOmed memes.
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if the supposedly 3rd best SEC West team (Ms St) has a 3% chance of making the playoffs, then shouldn't whoever is the 2nd best SEC East team, who doesn't have to play Bama and AUB have better odds at making the playoffs?
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No because the east is shite besides UGA
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Big 4
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I don’t get the hype for Mississippi State.
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They are just returning a lot
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I can't see them winning more than 9 games.
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Florida way too low
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Go commodores!!!!
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How many years in a row has ESPN's playoff predictor said to "watch out for Notre Dame"?
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This would be 5.
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