CFB Playoff Rankings

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1. Alabama
2. Clemson
3. Michigan
4. Texas A&M


5. Washington
6. Ohio State
7. Louisville
8. Wisconsin
9. Auburn
10. Nebraska
11. Florida
12. Penn State
13. LSU
14. Oklahoma
15. Colorado
16. Utah
17. Baylor
18. Oklahoma State
19. Virginia Tech
20. West Virginia
21. North Carolina
22. Florida State
23. Western Michigan
24. Boise State
25. Washington State

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Vegas Top 25 compared to Committee Rankings

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One explanation for A&M over unbeaten Washington ... Buying it?

via ESPN SB Nation

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Current Playoff Matchup

(projected Vegas Spread)


#1 Alabama favored by 13.5 over #4 Texas A&M

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Washington has played 4th-easiest schedule of any Power 5 school, per FPI.

But Washington has toughest remaining schedule among unbeatens

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Only 3 teams that made the CFP Semifinal (Florida St 2014, Clemson & Alabama 2015) were in the top 4 in the 1st edition of the CFP rankings

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According to ESPN’s SOR metric, it’s harder to go 7-1 vs Texas A&M’s schedule than 8-0 vs Michigan’s or Washington’s

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Michigan leads the FBS in average scoring margin this season (+35.0 PPG)

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Clemson is No 2 in CFP rankings but No 1 in ESPN's SOR metric

An avg Top 25 team would have a 1.2% chance to start 8-0 vs Clemson’s schedule