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5 takeaways from the unveiling of the 12-team College Football Playoff field

CNN

CNN — The field is set, the games are scheduled, and college football fans have an absolutely scrumptious holiday buffet of playoff games set out in front of them. Oregon offensive lineman Iapani Laloulu celebrates after the Big Ten championship NCAA college football game against Penn State, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in Indianapolis. Darron Cummings/AP The top four seeds are …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

The CFP rankings — and ‘data points’ — have left Miami, Ole Miss and South Carolina puzzled

Associated Press

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Miami wants things reconsidered. The fallout and, for some, anger stemming from the release of the latest CFP ranking — one that almost certainly means Miami, South Carolina and Ole Miss all have no chance of getting into the 12-team field — continued Wednesday as the schools on the outside looking in continued making their case, …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Iowa State and SMU athletic directors in a ‘stay off my lawn’ moment regarding latest rankings

Associated Press

Athletic directors at Iowa State and SMU are in a turf war over the latest College Football Playoff rankings, leading to a “stay off my lawn” moment on social media. “Looks like your lawn may be artificial,” Pollard wrote in a post directed to SMU’s AD, Rick Hart. Hart mowed down Pollard with a response of his own that started …

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3 weeks 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 …

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3 weeks, 4 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 …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

As ACC winds down, SMU, Miami and Clemson still all hoping for playoff nods

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! And when it’s all said and done, the ACC might get two of those teams — or all three, if things break right — into the newly expanded College Football Playoff. There were surprises in the ACC this season: Florida State went from first to worst, …

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1 month, 1 week ago

The ACC began the season fighting for respect. The early CFP rankings show it is an uphill battle

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “To look at our league and say, ‘Well we may be a one-bid league,’ but you look at another league that we have a winning record against, and say ‘Oh they’re going to get four in,’” Lashlee said Tuesday, a few hours before the latest CFP …

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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 …

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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 …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

College basketball power rankings: 3 SEC teams are here, none of them Kentucky

New York Times

Read The Athletic’s latest college basketball power rankings. For the season, LJ Cryer has been Houston’s highest-usage player, but amidst a mini-slump — he’s only shooting 37.5 percent the last five games — Shead has had to assume a larger scoring role. Kansas Last week: 7 We’re not gonna ding Kansas too hard for losing at Iowa State on Saturday …

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1 year ago

College basketball power rankings: Arizona is No. 1, and Oklahoma cracks top 10

New York Times

Read The Athletic’s latest college basketball power rankings. The East Carolina transfer was a nice piece on UConn’s title team last season — if you consider 19 points, 10 rebounds, four assists, and two steals in the national championship game “nice” — but he’s in full-blown superstar mode now, and currently slots fifth in KenPom’s too-early Player of the Year …

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1 year ago

College basketball rankings: Tennessee, Oklahoma and Clemson are on the way up

New York Times

Read The Athletic’s latest college basketball rankings. Arizona had the highest points per possession against Wisconsin’s defense in Saturday’s 98-73 win of any Badgers opponent over the last six seasons. They attempt 15.3 unguarded catch-and-shoot jumpers per game, which is the most in college basketball, and they’re shooting 34.6 percent on those attempts, per Synergy. He’s averaging 29.6 points per …

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1 year, 1 month ago

ACC football Week 13 power rankings: Time for some awards as regular season winds down

New York Times

We’ve come to the last week of the regular season and the final installment of our power rankings. ACC awards Player of the Year Navarro: Jordan Travis, QB, Florida State Raynor: Jordan Travis, QB, Florida State Coach of the Year Navarro: Jeff Brohm, Louisville Raynor: Mike Norvell, Florida State Freshman of the Year Navarro: Kevin Concepcion, WR, NC State Raynor: …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Leonard helps Duke stun No. 9 Clemson 28-7 in a lopsided ACC opener

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! And now, a game into his second season, he’s led the Blue Devils to their biggest win in years: a shocking upset of ninth-ranked and preseason Atlantic Coast Conference favorite Clemson. “It’s important on the outside, because I think it makes people believe a little bit …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Old-school Dabo Swinney keeps Clemson on top in ACC

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Clemson coach Dabo Swinney doesn’t use the transfer portal, prefers to promote from within his staff and once said he’d quit coaching if players were paid, which has come to pass under name, image and likeness earnings. Having the Seminoles back in the …

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1 year, 8 months ago

2023 NFL Draft player rankings: Dane Brugler breaks down the top 300 prospects

New York Times

Most teams’ NFL draft boards are 125 or 150 players deep — some smaller, maybe a few larger. Overall, Levis needs more reps to continue developing his read efficiency and ball placement, but he has an NFL starter’s skill set with his impressive physical tools and exceptional competitive toughness. Overall, Phillips doesn’t have elite size or speed and needs to …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Could the entire Big 12 make the NCAA Tournament?

New York Times

It’s still early January, but Texas Tech has the potential to be a classic bubble team. There’s also the chance that the Red Raiders could earn the Big 12’s automatic bid by winning the conference tournament. According to the indispensable site Bracketologists.com, here’s how that stacks up with the average rankings for the top conference going into Selection Sunday during …

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2 years ago

CFP: Georgia vs Ohio St in Peach; Michigan vs TCU in Fiesta

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Two days after the College Football Playoff announced it is expanding to 12 teams, the field of four to determine this season’s national champion included two schools that did not even win their conferences. Georgia, Michigan, TCU and Ohio State were selected Sunday for the playoff, …

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2 years, 1 month ago

LSU, USC move up behind UGA, Ohio St, Michigan, TCU in CFP

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! LSU moved up to fifth and Southern California was sixth Tuesday night in the College Football Playoff rankings behind Georgia, Ohio State, Michigan and TCU. Michigan is at Ohio State on Saturday and USC hosts Notre Dame, which checked in at 15th in the selection committee’s …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Georgia is new CFP No. 1, followed by Ohio St, Michigan, TCU

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! 1 in the College Football Playoff rankings Tuesday night, followed by Ohio State, Michigan and TCU. Selection committee chairman Boo Corrigan, who is the athletic director at North Carolina State, said TCU’s six victories against teams with above.500 records were notable. This is the first time …

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2 years, 1 month ago

CFP’s first top 4: Tennessee, Ohio State, Georgia, Clemson

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Tennessee, Ohio State, Georgia, and Clemson were the top four teams in the first College Football Playoff rankings of the season released Tuesday night, four days before the Volunteers and Bulldogs square off on the field. 1 in the CFP rankings for the first time, starting …

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2 years, 4 months ago

2023 NFL Draft preseason rankings: The top 50 prospects in college football

New York Times

The 2023 NFL Draft in Kansas City is eight months away, but you have to start somewhere. *Jaxon Smith-Njigba, WR, Ohio State Last season, Smith-Njigba shared a wide receiver depth chart with the 10th and 11th selections in this past NFL Draft, along with several other future draft picks at the position. Stroud called him “the best route runner I’ve …

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3 years ago

Texas A&M joins ‘Bama, Georgia in race for recruiting title

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Texas A&M could face some challenges maintaining its recruiting momentum after losing defensive coordinator Mike Elko, who is taking over as Duke’s head coach. But now Texas A&M is sort of right in that upper echelon of being able to recruit at that level.” IMPACT OF …

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3 years, 10 months ago

Alabama follows up title by finalizing star-studded class

Associated Press

Alabama continues recruiting at a level that should strengthen the reigning national champion’s status as college football’s premier program. It just maybe depends on whether it’s one or two.” Alabama’s class features 13 of the nation’s top 58 prospects, according to composite rankings of recruiting sites compiled by 247Sports. With the vast majority of prospects again finalizing their decisions in …

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5 takeaways from the unveiling of the 12-team College Football Playoff field

The CFP rankings — and ‘data points’ — have left Miami, Ole Miss and South Carolina puzzled

Iowa State and SMU athletic directors in a ‘stay off my lawn’ moment regarding latest rankings

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

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

As ACC winds down, SMU, Miami and Clemson still all hoping for playoff nods

The ACC began the season fighting for respect. The early CFP rankings show it is an uphill battle

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

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

College basketball power rankings: 3 SEC teams are here, none of them Kentucky

College basketball power rankings: Arizona is No. 1, and Oklahoma cracks top 10

College basketball rankings: Tennessee, Oklahoma and Clemson are on the way up

ACC football Week 13 power rankings: Time for some awards as regular season winds down

Leonard helps Duke stun No. 9 Clemson 28-7 in a lopsided ACC opener

Old-school Dabo Swinney keeps Clemson on top in ACC

2023 NFL Draft player rankings: Dane Brugler breaks down the top 300 prospects

Could the entire Big 12 make the NCAA Tournament?

CFP: Georgia vs Ohio St in Peach; Michigan vs TCU in Fiesta

LSU, USC move up behind UGA, Ohio St, Michigan, TCU in CFP

Georgia is new CFP No. 1, followed by Ohio St, Michigan, TCU

CFP’s first top 4: Tennessee, Ohio State, Georgia, Clemson

2023 NFL Draft preseason rankings: The top 50 prospects in college football

Texas A&M joins ‘Bama, Georgia in race for recruiting title

Alabama follows up title by finalizing star-studded class