1 year, 1 month ago

College Football Playoff rankings projections: Should Ohio State or Michigan be ranked higher?

The Athletic has live coverage of the College Football Playoff rankings selection show. It’s rivalry week in college football and Ohio State at Michigan is the marquee game. The College Football Playoff committee had been ranking Ohio State ahead of Michigan for the past few weeks and the numbers are starting to agree. The algorithm is simply projecting where teams should be ranked based on how the committee has ranked teams throughout all College Football Playoff rankings, not just last week’s. Projected College Football Playoff rankings Just missed: SMU, North Carolina, UNLV, Utah James Madison is ineligible for the postseason and has not been considered by the CFP committee, but would slot in at No.

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College Football Playoff quarterfinals first look: Oregon-Ohio State has national title vibes

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College Football Playoff quarterfinals first look: Oregon-Ohio State has national title vibes

New York Times

The second round of the first 12-team College Football Playoff will be a combination of turn-back-the-clock traditional bowl games and odd matchups in strange sites. But the best offenses Penn State faced this season — USC, Ohio State, Oregon — all ran for at least 170 yards and 4.2 yards per carry against the Nittany Lions, who are active up …

2 weeks ago

What are the matchups in the College Football Playoff?

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! 7 seed Notre Dame, Dec. 20, 8 p.m. BetMGM College Football Odds: Notre Dame by 8.5. 6 seed Penn State, Dec. 21, noon BetMGM College Football Odds: Penn State by 8.5. 5 seed Texas, Dec. 21, 4 p.m. BetMGM College Football Odds: Texas by 10.5. 8 …

2 weeks, 1 day ago

2024 College Football Playoff guide: What to know about the new 12-team format, at-large bids

New York Times

College football entered a new era Sunday with the unveiling of the first 12-team Playoff bracket. For most of its century-plus existence, college football had a “mythical national champion.” The sport’s season champion was determined after teams played in bowl games by various polls and rankings, which, of course, led to significant debate. The four quarterfinal games and both semifinals …

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, 1 day ago

Michigan upsets No. 2 Ohio State 13-10 for Wolverines’ 4th straight win over bitter rival

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! 2 Ohio State 13-10 on Saturday, ending the Buckeyes ’ hopes of returning to the Big Ten title game. It’s the one that everyone looks forward to, and to be able to come in here and take the win, it’s amazing.” This Ohio State loss in …

3 weeks, 2 days ago

Meet 2024 Ohio State, the unhappiest Playoff team in college football history

New York Times

COLUMBUS, Ohio —For Ohio State, making the College Football Playoff might feel like a consolation prize. “We’re just going to have lick our wounds and regroup, but I don’t think anything’s hurt more than this,” said Ohio State linebacker Cody Simon, his eyes still damp and red, sniffing back his emotions. “I can’t even remember the last time it’s been …

3 weeks, 5 days ago

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

Associated Press

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 …

3 weeks, 5 days ago

The CFP rankings glossary: Game control, body clocks and 12 selection committee translations

New York Times

The Tuesday night reveal of the College Football Playoff rankings is sports television’s most expansive word salad bar. In a perfect world, the selection committee chair — this season, that is Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel — when asked to explain why Team A is ranked higher than Team B, would simply say, “Because the committee believes Team A is …

3 weeks, 6 days ago

Michigan’s defense of national title fell short, aims to cap lost season with win against Ohio State

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! 9 in the AP Top 25, making them the third college football team since 1991 to be ranked worse than seventh in the preseason poll after winning a national title. Ohio State is a 21 1/2-point favorite, according to the BetMGM Sportsbook, and that marks just …

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

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, 2 weeks ago

Big Ten bowl projections, and how the top four’s CFP hopes could blur the postseason picture

New York Times

The College Football Playoff may be bigger than ever this year, but there will be nearly six times as many FBS teams playing in non-CFP bowl games as there will be participants in the new 12-team bracket. Early November projection: Illinois ReliaQuest Bowl Particulars: Tampa, Fla., Dec. 31, Noon ET Opponent: A pool of SEC teams ranging from second to …

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

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 …

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Predicting the first 12-team College Football Playoff selection committee rankings

New York Times

The first College Football Playoff rankings will be revealed Tuesday night, and once again I’ll be using my projections model to try to predict how the selection committee will rank the teams each week. Here’s what I expect Tuesday’s rankings to be: Next five: Missouri, South Carolina, UNLV, Arizona State, Tulane Biggest question: What to do with Notre Dame? There …

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Will the first College Football Playoff rankings of 12-team era favor Big Ten, SEC?

New York Times

Tuesday night’s College Football Playoff Top 25 rankings will surely be the most picked-apart first installment of a season since the CFP debuted in 2014. It’s also the committee’s first set of rankings in the new era of superconferences, where the SEC and Big Ten are trying to position themselves as superior to everyone else. “You can come from a …

1 month, 2 weeks ago

AP Top 25: Oregon, Georgia, Ohio State, Miami lead poll ahead of first Playoff rankings

New York Times

In the last AP Top 25 before the College Football Playoff selection committee weighs in, Oregon became the first team to be a unanimous No. 2 with a win against Florida, seven points ahead of Ohio State after the Buckeyes beat Penn State 20-13 on Saturday in Happy Valley. In only three instances, including last year, were the same four …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Strength of Schedule: A Key Factor in the 12-Team Playoff Brackets

Associated Press

The 12-team College Football Playoff selection committee will consider strength of schedule as a factor in determining the bracket. Strength of schedule is a measure of how difficult it is for a team to schedule games against other teams. This factor is not included in the traditional AP Top 25 poll, but it could play a significant role in determining …

2 months ago

How 30-plus College Football Playoff contenders and their conference races collide in the weeks ahead

New York Times

As November approaches, more and more programs’ College Football Playoff hopes are dropping like autumn leaves from the trees. Key games before first CFP rankings: BYU at UCF, Oct. 26; Cincinnati at Colorado, Oct. 26; Texas Tech at Iowa State, Nov. 2. A failed drive for a last-second field goal cost them at Oregon, but games against Penn State, Indiana …

2 months ago

Our experts’ midseason College Football Playoff, national championship and Heisman picks

New York Times

How much has the outlook for the college football season changed since the preseason? Ohio State is still on top of the national championship race in Austin Mock’s College Football Playoff projections model, winning the national title in 21 percent of our simulations. Team Votes Texas 11 Ohio State 9 Oregon 6 Georgia 4 Not only is Texas our most …

2 months, 1 week ago

College Football Playoff race at midseason: Miami, Indiana, Army and Navy are big risers

New York Times

You have to give credit to the new era of the College Football Playoff for giving us increased drama week in and week out. GO DEEPER College Football Playoff 2024 projections: Tennessee knocks Alabama out of bracket Stock up The Hurricanes aren’t a huge surprise to be in the Playoff race at the midseason point. According to my College Football …

2 months, 1 week ago

What we learned about the College Football Playoff race after Oregon-Ohio State classic

New York Times

Two losses don’t necessarily eliminate a team from College Football Playoff contention anymore. Ryan Barker, right, made a game-winning field goal in overtime to lift Penn State over USC and likely end the Trojans’ chances of getting into the College Football Playoff. GO DEEPER Morales: After another close loss and a 3-3 start, USC simply needs more from Lincoln Riley …

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Big Ten football schedule rankings: The top 5 toughest and easiest slates

New York Times

Every team in the Big Ten has played at least two conference games, and six teams have arrived at the halfway point in their seasons. — Sherman GO DEEPER Iowa is losing ground on the Big Ten and CFB's serious contenders Remaining schedule: Wisconsin, UCLA, at USC, bye, Minnesota, at Maryland, Illinois, at Michigan State Scoring a single touchdown in …

3 months ago

CFP Bracket Watch: Texas, Ohio State, Miami, Utah are top seeds as SEC hoards 1st-round home games

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The top four seeds remain locked into The Associated Press’ College Football Playoff bracket projection as Miami and Utah move up the Top 25. 1 seed as the projected Southeastern Conference champion, followed by Ohio State as the second seed out of the Big Ten. ___ …

3 months, 3 weeks ago

12-team College Football Playoff puts even more emphasis on schedule strength, for better or worse

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The AP took three systems — ESPN’s SP+, FEI and KFord Ratings — and averaged their strength of schedule rankings for all 134 Bowl Subdivision teams to determine where each Power Four team’s schedule ranks nationally. AP used FEI’s strength of schedule ratings based on good …

4 months, 1 week ago

Who will make an expanded College Football Playoff? A potential bracket, using the Top 25 as a guide

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! — Unpredictability lingered into 2022, when five teams that would have gone on to make a 12-team playoff started the season unranked by AP, including national runner-up TCU. — Overall, 29 teams from 2014-23 that started the season unranked by AP would have made a 12-team …

10 months ago

College Football Playoff approves 5+7 format and reduces spots for conference champions

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The field for the 12-team College Football Playoff beginning next season will comprise five conference champions and seven at-large selections after the university presidents who oversee the CFP voted unanimously Tuesday to tweak the format. The original plan for the 12-team format was to have the …

10 months, 1 week ago

Ohio State climbs to No. 2, Stanford up to No. 3 behind unbeaten South Carolina in women’s AP Top 25

Associated Press

Ohio State is up to No. 2 in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll, matching the best ranking in school history. The Hawkeyes weren’t the only top five team to lose last week. Jeff Walz’s team split two games with the Orange sandwiched around a loss to N.C. State and victory over Notre Dame. CONFERENCE WATCH The Pac-12, …

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Michigan is a unanimous No. 1 in final AP Top 25 football poll. Florida State finishes tied for 6th

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! 1 in the final Associated Press Top 25 college football poll of the season after the Wolverines beat Washington in the College Football Playoff championship game Monday night to win their first national title in 26 years. Washington was second, the Huskies’ best final ranking since …

11 months, 2 weeks ago

AP Top 25: Michigan finishes No. 1; Washington, Texas, Georgia, Alabama round out top 5

New York Times

Michigan is the unanimous No. 1 in the final AP Top 25 poll of the 2023 college football season after its 34-13 win against Washington on Monday night. Liberty Others receiving votes: Oregon State 96, West Virginia 90, Tulane 76, James Madison 52, USC 35, Memphis 32, Utah 14, Troy 10, Air Force 8, Toledo 7, Duke 6, Kentucky 4, …

1 year ago

Michigan facing Alabama in College Football Playoff is ideal chance to earn validation

New York Times

INDIANAPOLIS — The College Football Playoff selection committee didn’t do Michigan any favors by snubbing Florida State and pitting the Wolverines against Alabama in the Rose Bowl. Playing a wounded Florida State team without star quarterback Jordan Travis in the CFP would have been another opportunity for critics to say Michigan didn’t really earn its way to the top. GO …

1 year ago

College Football Playoff rankings: What a 12-team bracket would be after latest Top 25

New York Times

The Athletic has live coverage of the College Football Playoff rankings selection show. With the 12-team College Football Playoff coming next season, The Athletic is using this season’s latest CFP selection committee rankings to illustrate how the new format will work. Here’s how the bracket would be seeded and the site locations determined using the committee’s Nov. 28 rankings and …

1 year ago

Ranking 133 college football teams after Week 13: Conference title clashes will tell all

New York Times

The 2023 season comes down to conference championship weekend. GO DEEPER Behind the AP Top 25 ballot: Oregon-Washington making Pac-12 history and more takeaways The regular season has come to a close, meaning teams with losing seasons have essentially locked in their final positions in these rankings, pending some small moves due to bowl games. All of those teams could …

1 year, 1 month ago

AP Top 25: Ohio State jumps Michigan, moves to No. 2. Washington, FSU flip-flop at Nos. 4-5

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! 2 in The Associated Press college football poll Sunday, a week before the Big Ten rivals play another top-five matchup, and No. POLL POINTS Michigan and Ohio State will be a matchup of top-five teams for the 13th time, the most of any rivalry. The Buckeyes …

1 year, 1 month ago

Georgia passes Ohio State for top spot in College Football Playoff rankings

LA Times

Georgia moved up to No. 1 in the College Football Playoff rankings Tuesday night, nudging past Ohio State, with third-place Michigan and fourth-place Florida State holding their spots in the top four. Selection committee chairman Boo Corrigan, the athletic director at North Carolina State, said Missouri’s big win last week against Tennessee helped bolster Georgia’s case for No. The top …

1 year, 1 month ago

College football rankings lacking drama, but what AP Top 25 history can still be made?

New York Times

Let’s be honest: It’s not been the most compelling season for college football rankings. For now, there’s little doubt about what’s in front of us: Michigan is one of the best teams in the country, with a chance to win its first national title since 1997. The top eight teams — Georgia, Michigan, Ohio State, Florida State, Washington, Oregon, Texas, …

1 year, 1 month ago

Michigan State is next as No. 3 Ohio State tries not to look ahead to showdown with No. 2 Michigan

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Ohio State theoretically should have an easier time with Michigan State, which got its first Big Ten win over Nebraska last week after losing six straight since former coach Mel Tucker was suspended and later fired. KEY MATCHUP Ohio State WR Marvin Harrison Jr. vs. Michigan …

1 year, 1 month ago

College football bowl projections: No change in the College Football Playoff … yet

New York Times

Barring a flurry of upsets, the pool of 6-6 teams is shallower this year than ever before. The fine print: *Replacement for a conference without enough eligible teams ** Projected 5-7 team New Year's Six BOWL DATE TEAMS LOCATION TIME Cotton Dec. 29 Alabama vs. Oklahoma State Arlington, Tex. 8 p.m. Peach Dec. 30 Missouri vs. Tulane Atlanta Noon Orange …

1 year, 1 month ago

Ohio St., UGA, Michigan, FSU are CFP top 4. NCAA investigation of Wolverines not considered in rank

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The NCAA investigation hanging over Michigan as it heads into the final month of the season as a national championship contender is not affecting the College Football Playoff selection committee’s assessment of the Wolverines. 1, followed by Georgia, Michigan and Florida State in the season’s first …

1 year, 1 month ago

Ohio State, Georgia, Michigan, Florida State are top four in first College Football Playoff rankings

LA Times

Ohio State’s Marvin Harrison Jr. is congratulated after his touchdown catch against Wisconsin. The Buckeyes sit atop of the first College Football Playoff rankings of the season. Ohio State, Georgia, Michigan and Florida State sat atop the season’s first College Football Playoff rankings Tuesday night, with unbeaten Washington and its Pac-12 rival, Oregon, next up. Florida State is in the …

1 year, 1 month ago

Four questions for the first College Football Playoff rankings: No. 1, one-loss teams and more

New York Times

The Athletic has live coverage of the College Football Playoff rankings release. More importantly, we’ll see whether the committee holds anything against the Wolverines when it comes to the second NCAA investigation underway in Ann Arbor. It’d be fairly shocking if the selection committee held an ongoing NCAA investigation over a team that is performing well on the field and …

1 year, 1 month ago

College Football Playoff projections after Week 8: Michigan is now the favorite

New York Times

Read The Athletic’s latest College Football Playoff projections. Here’s how the model works: I have developed a season simulator that produces odds for winning the national title, making the College Football Playoff, and winning conference and division titles. Projected national title and College Football Playoff chances Biggest risers in national title chances Michigan: +5.8% Oklahoma: +5.3% Oregon: +2% Oklahoma’s big …

1 year, 2 months ago

Ohio State football midseason report: Surprises, key stats, predictions and more

New York Times

The Athletic has live coverage of Ohio State vs. Penn State in Week 8 college football action We’ve hit the midway point of Ohio State’s season, and it feels as though a lot has happened for a team that has yet to play a pivotal conference game. That’s a big deal, especially considering explosive plays cost Ohio State a chance …

1 year, 3 months ago

AP Top 25 Reality Check: Florida, Florida State, Miami ranked together for 1st time since 2017

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Reality check: Trojans top three tailbacks are all averaging more than 7.5 yards per carry. Reality check: Buckeyes have yet to permit an opponent to average 4 yards per play, which wasn’t so impressive until they shutdown a Western Kentucky offense that can be prolific. Reality …

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