3 weeks, 5 days ago

SEC losses are big gains for SMU and Indiana in latest College Football Playoff rankings

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The Southeastern Conference’s losses were almost everyone else’s gain in the College Football Playoff rankings, with SMU nudging its way into the top 12 and Indiana staying in the mix at No. “They dropped five but we still felt their body of work was strong enough to remain in the top 10.” The committee wasn’t nearly as generous to the Big 12. Losses by its top two teams last week — BYU and Colorado — vaulted Arizona State, which beat BYU, into the bracket.

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4 days, 21 hours ago

College Football Playoff picks: SMU, Clemson, Vols, Hoosiers beware as CFP opens on campus

Associated Press

Welcome to the new-look postseason, where the path to the national championship begins at campus sites for eight of the 12 teams in the College Football Playoff. Snow showers are forecast to give way to cloudy skies and temperatures in the 20s in South Bend, Indiana, for Friday night’s Indiana-Notre Dame game. A 10- to 15-mph northwest wind will make …

6 days, 23 hours ago

No. 2 Auburn closes the gap on No. 1 Tennessee as the SEC holds 5 of top 7 spots in AP Top 25

Hindustan Times

Tennessee held onto No. 2 Auburn closed the gap as the top five remained unchanged in the men's college basketball poll Monday. “They may be the best team in the country right now,” Ohio State coach Jake Diebler said. They returned while Dayton made its season debut at the expense of Wisconsin and Mississippi State, which received the most votes …

1 week, 3 days ago

Expanded College Football Playoff field draws more bets and on more teams

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “They don’t want to be standing there and not have a ticket on some of these long-shot teams.” Expanding the playoff field from four to 12 teams this year meant more betting in general on college football and more varieties of wagering on the postseason. “We’re …

Army-Navy has added buzz this year after both teams spent time in the Top 25

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1 week, 4 days ago

Army-Navy has added buzz this year after both teams spent time in the Top 25

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Army is ranked 19th in the AP poll after beating Tulane last week to win the American Athletic Conference — the first league title of any kind in the team’s 134-year history. I’m excited about the season we’ve had.” Common opponents This was Army’s first season …

1 week, 6 days ago

College Football Playoff bracket: CFP committee picked SMU over Alabama—for good reason.

Slate

SMU is in the College Football Playoff. The selection committee finally biffed out, making the outrageous decision to exclude undefeated Atlantic Coast Conference champion Florida State in favor of a one-loss Alabama team that had won the vaunted Southeastern Conference. Rather than selecting four teams, the committee was picking 12 for the first year of the college game’s expanded playoff. …

2 weeks ago

Alabama left out of playoff as committee rewards SMU’s wins over Crimson Tide’s strong schedule

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The College Football Playoff committee took SMU’s wins over Alabama’s strength of schedule, picking the Mustangs for the final at-large spot Sunday after a furious public debate and days of lobbying and arguing over which teams should make the 12-team field. “We had an extremely challenging …

College Football Playoff takeaways: Clemson kickstarts SMU-Alabama debate for final spot

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

College Football Playoff takeaways: Clemson kickstarts SMU-Alabama debate for final spot

New York Times

By Ralph D. Russo, Matt Baker, Justin Williams, Joe Rexrode and Sam Khan Jr. The first 12-team College Football Playoff field will be revealed on Sunday, but a lot was still to be determined by Saturday’s Power 4 conference championship games after Boise State locked up the first automatic bid on Friday. pic.twitter.com/GmNL2hnoO0 — ACC Network December 8, 2024 It’s …

2 weeks, 1 day ago

College Football Playoff bracket revealed: Oregon No. 1 overall, SMU gets in over Alabama

New York Times

Follow live updates and reaction to the 12-team College Football Playoff field. The first 12-team College Football Playoff will include SMU but not Alabama. The Crimson Tide were the first team out of the field when the selection committee released its final ranking Sunday, setting the bracket for the first expansive, pro-style playoff in the history of major college football: …

2 weeks, 1 day ago

Mandel’s Final Thoughts: SMU, Alabama and other ripples of championship weekend’s wild swings

New York Times

And now, 20 Final Thoughts from Championship Weekend, a celebration of kickers and backup quarterbacks. Penn State nearly came back from an early 28-10 deficit, but Drew Allar’s second interception of the night, into the hands of Nikko Reed, wrapped up Dan Lanning’s first conference title. Running back Cam Skattebo has been the heart and soul of the Sun Devils’ …

2 weeks, 1 day ago

Big 12’s Yormark brings up hard choices for fans before sparsely attended title game

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “If you host that first-round game, you’re going to four games to get to the finals and to win the championship,” Yormark said. While it’s unlikely any of the Power Four conferences would abandon the neutral-site approach, Yormark didn’t dismiss the idea of the top seed …

No. 8 SMU looks to complete unbeaten run through ACC in conference title game vs. No. 18 Clemson

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

No. 8 SMU looks to complete unbeaten run through ACC in conference title game vs. No. 18 Clemson

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! But I think we’ve been in this game two of the last three years.” If the Mustangs win they’ll likely wrap up a first-round bye in the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff. No Hurricanes Swinney said if the Tigers win the national title he’ll invite Syracuse …

2 weeks, 5 days ago

How much does the CFP selection committee punish conference championship game losers?

New York Times

There’s a fear among this year’s College Football Playoff contenders that losing a conference championship game could net them a worse result than not playing in one at all. Overall, the 47 teams that lost power-conference title games in the CFP’s first decade dropped an average of two spots in the final CFP Top 25. With all eyes on how …

2 weeks, 6 days ago

Miami’s playoff hopes nosedive as Alabama rises in the latest College Football Playoff rankings

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Miami’s playoff hopes took an all-but-final nosedive while Alabama’s got a boost Tuesday night in the last rankings before the 12-team College Football Playoff bracket is set next weekend. To make things worse for the ’Canes, selection committee chair and Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel said …

2 weeks, 6 days ago

Ohio State and Miami tumble in College Football Playoff penultimate rankings

CNN

CNN — Buckeye and Hurricane fans must have known this moment was coming as the College Football Playoff comes into focus ahead of conference championship week. After suffering shocking upsets to unranked opponents on Saturday, Ohio State and Miami dropped in the penultimate CFP rankings, which were revealed Tuesday. After winning their first five ACC games, Miami lost two of …

2 weeks, 6 days ago

What the College Football Playoff rankings say about Ohio State after its loss to Michigan

New York Times

The final College Football Playoff rankings will be revealed on Sunday, but Tuesday night’s penultimate Top 25 gave us an idea of what Ohio State’s fate will be. Tuesday was close to the best-case scenario for Ohio State Eight teams are a lock for the Playoff: Oregon, Texas, Penn State, Notre Dame, Georgia, Ohio State, Tennessee and Indiana. It could …

2 weeks, 6 days ago

College Football Playoff rankings: Miami out, Alabama in with last at-large bid as ACC implications linger

New York Times

Alabama moved into position to receive an at-large bid to the College Football Playoff and Miami was locked out of contention as the selection committee’s penultimate rankings Tuesday night narrowed the field of contenders. ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips said the conference was “incredibly shocked and disappointed” by Miami’s fall after the Hurricanes lost this past weekend, 42-38, at No. 16 …

3 weeks ago

College Football Playoff Bubble Watch: What will committee do with Alabama and Miami?

New York Times

The College Football Playoff field is mostly set. The bubble isn’t very big, but the central debate heading into the conference championship games seems clear: Will the committee elect to place three-loss Alabama into the field ahead of two-loss Miami — or even SMU if the Mustangs lose the ACC title game against Clemson? They could lose 59-0, like 2014 …

3 weeks, 1 day ago

No. 9 SMU beats Cal 38-6. Up next, the ACC title game in Mustangs’ 1st season in the conference

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! DALLAS — Kevin Jennings threw for 225 yards and two touchdowns as ninth-ranked SMU completed a sweep of its first Atlantic Coast Conference schedule with a penalty-plagued 38-6 win over California on Saturday. The Mustangs were already locked into next week’s championship game in their ACC …

3 weeks, 3 days ago

CFP rankings: Georgia, Texas, and College Football Playoff madness in Week 14.

Slate

At the onset of fall, it was clear that the growth of the College Football Playoff from four teams to 12 would make this season unlike any other. Ole Miss is likely out of the playoff race because it plays miserable Mississippi State this week, and beating a team that goes winless in SEC play should not help the Rebels …

SMU pulls away in the second half to beat Washington State 77-60

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

SMU pulls away in the second half to beat Washington State 77-60

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — Boopie Miller scored 16 points, Samet Yigitoglu added 12 points and 11 rebounds and SMU pulled away late to beat Washington State 77-60 Wednesday night in the Acrisure Holiday Invitational title game. Edwards 13 points and Kario Oquendo 11 for the …

3 weeks, 4 days ago

College football picks: After losses, A&M’s Elko grateful to play Texas with shot at SEC title game

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Texas A&M bounced back from its season-opening loss to Notre Dame with seven straight wins that put it in prime position for a College Football Playoff bid entering November. Purdue’s average losing margin is 27.5 points per game, and that’s after playing Northwestern and Michigan State …

No. 10 Indiana tries to rebound from 1st loss and take shot at Big Ten title game by beating Purdue

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

No. 10 Indiana tries to rebound from 1st loss and take shot at Big Ten title game by beating Purdue

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! A win would likely secure a spot in the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff and could send them to the Big Ten title game — if No. The Boilermakers have struggled to find balance all season and could have problems against Indiana’s physical defense — especially …

No. 9 SMU looks for undefeated ACC slate in debut when finishing regular season against Cal

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

No. 9 SMU looks for undefeated ACC slate in debut when finishing regular season against Cal

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! SMU has already clinched a spot in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game in its league debut, and is up to ninth in the College Football Playoff rankings. Cal is also in its first ACC season, and is coming off a fourth-quarter comeback for a win …

3 weeks, 5 days ago

No. 9 SMU kept champion mindset in move to ACC and is already in title game before finale vs. Cal

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “So just having a reminder that we can do it.” After winning the American Athletic Conference title last year, the ninth-ranked Mustangs will now play in the ACC championship game — and maybe the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff — no matter what happens in their …

3 weeks, 5 days ago

Weekend of upsets jumbles the College Football Playoff field ahead of ‘Rivalry Week’

CNN

CNN — After a weekend of chaos on the gridiron, the College Football Playoff picture looks markedly different this week. In the CFP format, the five highest ranked conference champions are automatically placed into the 12-team field, with the four highest ranked conference champions receiving a bye straight into the quarterfinals. Ross D. Franklin/AP Rivalry Week Thanksgiving weekend marks the …

3 weeks, 5 days ago

Expanded Big Ten could put 4 teams in the playoff — thanks to Indiana’s unexpected rise

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The expanded Big Ten is poised to be a major player in this season’s College Football Playoff. Oregon beat Ohio State 32-31 back in October, and if the Buckeyes beat rival Michigan this weekend, they’ll earn a rematch with the Ducks for the Big Ten title. …

3 weeks, 6 days ago

Conference title games a chance at a banner, bragging rights and, for some, a season-wrecking loss

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! League title games give the nation’s top contenders a chance to hang a banner and impress the CFP committee, but more than ever, the bragging rights come with the risk of a season-wrecking loss — even with an expanded field. “But I think teams who make …

4 weeks ago

AP Top 25 Extra Points: No. 14 ASU, No. 17 Iowa St front-runners in what could be wild Big 12 finish

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! With more than half of the 16 teams still mathematically alive to make the conference championship game, the Big 12 will command a lot of attention in the final week of the regular season. 17 Iowa State would play for the Big 12 title and College …

4 weeks ago

AP Top 25 poll: Alabama, Ole Miss fall out of top 10

CNN

CNN — Following upset losses to unranked opponents, Alabama and Mississippi both fell out of the top 10 in the AP Top 25 poll when the latest rankings were released on Sunday. Ohio State, Texas and Penn State, all of whom won on Saturday, occupy the next three spots behind the Ducks, who are now the only undefeated team in …

4 weeks ago

AP Top 25: Alabama, Mississippi out of top 10 and Miami, SMU are in; Oregon remains unanimous No. 1

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Alabama and Mississippi tumbled out of the top 10 of The Associated Press Top 25 poll Sunday and Miami and SMU moved in following a chaotic weekend in the SEC and across college football in general. The Buckeyes would play Oregon in the Big Ten championship …

4 weeks, 1 day ago

What we learned about the College Football Playoff: SEC upsets, Big 12 chaos, Indiana’s hopes

New York Times

The weekend before Thanksgiving often feels like the calm before the storm in college football. Interesting to read analysis from others as they examine “strength of schedule” in college football…it does seem there is a trend to be identified… pic.twitter.com/pXSfxRMxvL — Greg Sankey November 21, 2024 But at a certain point, it doesn’t seem like too much to ask these …

1 month ago

College football Week 13 oddly specific predictions: Hoosier Hysteria ends, Ohio State rolls

New York Times

Can anybody stop Kansas? Dave Clawson’s Demon Deacons rank 130th in passing yards allowed per game, and it’s probably a safe bet Miami’s leaky defense won’t be able to halt Wake’s slow mesh offense enough to cover the 24.5-point spread. Most rushing yards Jacksonville State’s Tre Stewart ranks seventh nationally with 1,219 rushing yards for the team sitting atop the …

1 month ago

It’s Boise St, not BYU, with a bye in latest College Football Playoff rankings, with Oregon at No. 1

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Boise State received the fourth and final bye in Tuesday night’s College Football Playoff rankings, leaving BYU out of that mix and placing the Big 12 alongside the SEC on the list of power conferences with a gripe. 11 Tennessee, which lost to Georgia last week …

1 month ago

AP Top 25: Ohio State, Indiana set for top-5 showdown as Georgia rises to No. 8

New York Times

2 Ohio State and No. 5 Indiana held their spots in the AP Top 25 college football poll Sunday, setting up the third top-five matchup in the Big Ten this season for the Buckeyes. Others receiving votes: Missouri 56, Memphis 38, Kansas State 36, Syracuse 21, Louisville 15, Pittsburgh 6, LSU 6, Louisiana 5, Vanderbilt 4, Colorado State 2, Duke …

1 month ago

What we learned about the CFP in Week 12: Georgia’s still alive, an SEC-Big Ten debate looms

New York Times

There are two weeks left in college football’s regular season, and there appear to be more teams hanging around College Football Playoff contention than falling out. Big 12 CFP and title odds Team CFP bid B1G title Record Oregon 99% 51% 11-0 Ohio State 99% 45% 9-1 Penn State 93% 1% 9-1 Indiana 89% 4% 10-0 Welcome, Sun Devils Arizona …

1 month, 1 week ago

Lots at stake for No. 14 SMU, the CFP hopeful and newcomer atop ACC hosting Boston College

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! SMU is the only of the 17 ACC teams without a league loss, but last season’s American Athletic Conference champion dropped a spot to 14th in the second CFP rankings released this week. Boston College has changed starting quarterbacks going into its final road game and …

1 month, 1 week ago

Five College Football Playoff chaos scenarios: Big 12 out? No. 2 Indiana? SEC champion LSU?

New York Times

Though the College Football Playoff race is coming into focus with three weeks left in the regular season, there is still plenty of time for chaos to flip everything upside down. GO DEEPER College Football Playoff 2024 projections: Colorado favored to win Big 12, earn bye Let’s dig into five of the most chaotic scenarios and wildest brackets that are …

1 month, 1 week ago

Oregon tops Week 2 College Football Playoff rankings and Georgia drops out of the bracket

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Undefeated Oregon stayed on top in the second batch of College Football Playoff rankings, while Tuesday’s poll shoved Georgia completely out of the bracket after its lopsided loss to Mississippi. Those byes go to the four highest-ranked conference champions, meaning Miami of the Atlantic Coast Conference …

1 month, 1 week ago

Big Ten dominates latest College Football Playoff rankings

CNN

CNN — The Big Ten dominated the latest edition of the College Football Playoff rankings, with the conference claiming four of the top five slots in the new standings revealed Tuesday night. There is still much to be decided in the final weeks of the regular season, however, and when all the dust settles only the Big Ten champion will …

1 month, 1 week ago

The Big 12 leads the way when it comes to nail-biters with 13 games decided in the final minute

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The Cyclones got through non-conference play unscathed thanks to Kyle Konrardy’s 54-yard field goal with six seconds left in a 20-19 win over instate rival Iowa on Sept. 7. ACC team Pittsburgh also won its first seven games this season, including last-minute wins against Big 12 …

1 month, 1 week ago

College Football Playoff rankings, ranked: Texas has done what to deserve this?

New York Times

So the College Football Playoff selection committee is gaining the necessary respect for BYU while still showing too much to Texas and Miami. The Hoosiers struggled in the second half at home against Michigan and didn’t bludgeon an opponent for the first time, but that 20-15 win against a 5-5 team was worth a jump from No. It’s very simple: …

1 month, 1 week ago

College Football Playoff rankings: Georgia bumped out of bracket while Oregon, Ohio State hold steady at top

New York Times

Georgia plummeted from No. 12 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings Tuesday following a 28-10 loss to Ole Miss, its second loss of the season, while previously undefeated Miami dropped from No. “Their defense has been solid, though in their loss to Ole Miss, with their offense struggling, their defense was on the field quite a bit.” Oregon and …

1 month, 1 week ago

AP Top 25 Extra Points: 4 teams in top 5 a first for the Big Ten; SEC is only other league to do it

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Oregon’s dominance in its first year in the Big Ten and Indiana’s monumental turnaround have helped the conference stack four of its teams in the top five of The Associated Press college football poll for the first time. The Big Ten had three teams among the …

1 month, 1 week ago

Ranking 134 college football teams after Week 11: Will shaky contenders feel an SEC squeeze?

New York Times

Editor’s note: The Athletic 134 is a weekly ranking of all FBS college football teams. The ACC and Big 12’s hopes of sending multiple teams to the first 12-team College Football Playoff took a big hit over the weekend. Meanwhile, Ole Miss’ win at Georgia brought more SEC teams into the Playoff mix rather than knocking one out with a …

1 month, 1 week ago

AP Top 25: Oregon remains No. 1 as Big Ten grabs 4 of top 5 spots; Georgia, Miami out of top 10

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! 1 team in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll for the fourth straight week on Sunday as Penn State and Indiana climbed into the top five, Georgia and Miami dropped out of the top 10 and losses by four other ranked teams shuffled the …

1 month, 2 weeks ago

College football Week 11 odds, picks against the spread: Ole Miss-Georgia, Alabama-LSU and more

New York Times

The initial College Football Playoff rankings have been released, and several games on the Week 11 slate will significantly impact the eventual 12-team field. 16 Ole Miss 3:30 p.m. on Fubo, ABC The big change with the expanded playoff in college football isn’t that it cheapened the regular season. So it’s pretty simple — win on Saturday night to keep …

1 month, 2 weeks ago

College football coaches weigh in on the Playoff rankings: ‘They gave us a lot of respect’

New York Times

The first 12-team College Football Playoff ranking reveal on Tuesday didn’t stray far from the AP Top 25. “For us, it’s just keep winning because there’s so much that is gonna happen in the next three or four weeks, and then who wins the conferences matter,” Lashlee added. It’s cool momentum for our program in recruiting and it shows our …

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Big 12 Showdown: Utah vs. Oklahoma State, Kansas and Arizona Battle for Top Five Position

Associated Press

Early season matchups between Utah and Oklahoma State generated national attention and were touted as possible Big 12 championship game previews. Utah, the conference favorite, held on to beat Oklahoma State 22-19, showcasing the rivalry between the two teams. However, Oklahoma State remains in last place, heading into their game with TCU with much to play for. Kansas and Arizona, …

1 month, 2 weeks ago

First College Football Playoff Rankings Set for Reveal

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is released each week throughout the season, and the first set of rankings will determine the 12 teams that will participate in the first round of the playoffs. Oregon, currently ranked number one, will be the top seed in the poll, while Miami, BYU, and Indiana are also undefeated and ranked in the …

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