College Football Playoff Rankings Predictions: Brett McMurphy’s Updated Picks for Week 14

In my projected College Football Playoff field, I have Oregon coming in as the top overall seed as the Big Ten champion, followed by Georgia as the SEC champion, Miami as the ACC champion and Arizona State as the Big 12 champion.

My No. 12 seed is once again Boise State, taking the Group of Five bid as the next highest-ranked conference champion. However, I have the Sun Devils ranked ahead of the Broncos, giving them the No. 4 seed over Boise State.

In my projected field, the Big Ten gets three at-large selections (Ohio State, Penn State and Indiana), the SEC gets two (Texas and Tennessee) and the ACC gets one (SMU).

Independent Notre Dame also cracked the field as my No. 6 seed.

Additionally, Ole Miss and Alabama fell out of my projected CFP field following their losses to Florida and Oklahoma, respectively.

Let’s take a look at my full College Football Playoff rankings predictions and updated picks ahead of Week 14.

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*Conference champions projected to receive automatic bids

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[subheader sizedown=”true” text=”No. 9 Tennessee at No. 8 Penn State” subtext=”Dec. 20 · State College, PA” center=”false” logo1url=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/ncaaf/100/ten.png” link1=”” link1follow=”true” logo2url=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/ncaaf/100/psu.png” link2=”” link2follow=”true” trailinglogourl=”” trailinglink=”” trailinglinkfollow=”true”][/subheader]

[subheader sizedown=”true” text=”No. 12 Boise State at No. 5 Ohio State” subtext=”Dec. 21 · Columbus, OH” center=”false” logo1url=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/ncaaf/100/boise.png” link1=”” link1follow=”true” logo2url=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/ncaaf/100/osu.png” link2=”” link2follow=”true” trailinglogourl=”” trailinglink=”” trailinglinkfollow=”true”][/subheader]

[subheader sizedown=”true” text=”No. 11 SMU at No. 6 Notre Dame” subtext=”Dec. 21 · South Bend, IL” center=”false” logo1url=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/ncaaf/100/smu.png” link1=”” link1follow=”true” logo2url=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/ncaaf/100/nd.png” link2=”” link2follow=”true” trailinglogourl=”” trailinglink=”” trailinglinkfollow=”true”][/subheader]

[subheader sizedown=”true” text=”No. 10 Indiana at No. 7 Texas” subtext=”Dec. 21 · Austin, TX” center=”false” logo1url=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/ncaaf/100/iu.png” link1=”” link1follow=”true” logo2url=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/ncaaf/100/tex.png” link2=”” link2follow=”true” trailinglogourl=”” trailinglink=”” trailinglinkfollow=”true”][/subheader]

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[subheader sizedown=”true” text=”No. 4 Arizona State vs. No. 5 Ohio State” subtext=”Dec. 31 · Fiesta Bowl” center=”false” logo1url=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/ncaab/100/asu.png” link1=”” link1follow=”true” logo2url=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/ncaaf/100/osu.png” link2=”” link2follow=”true” trailinglogourl=”” trailinglink=”” trailinglinkfollow=”true”][/subheader]

[subheader sizedown=”true” text=”No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 9 Tennessee” subtext=”Jan. 1 · Rose Bowl” center=”false” logo1url=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/ncaaf/100/ore.png” link1=”” link1follow=”true” logo2url=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/ncaaf/100/ten.png” link2=”” link2follow=”true” trailinglogourl=”” trailinglink=”” trailinglinkfollow=”true”][/subheader]

[subheader sizedown=”true” text=”No. 2 Georgia vs. No. 7 Texas” subtext=”Jan. 1 · Sugar Bowl” center=”false” logo1url=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/ncaaf/100/uga.png” link1=”” link1follow=”true” logo2url=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/ncaaf/100/tex.png” link2=”” link2follow=”true” trailinglogourl=”” trailinglink=”” trailinglinkfollow=”true”][/subheader]

[subheader sizedown=”true” text=”No. 3 Miami vs. No. 6 Notre Dame” subtext=”Jan. 1 · Peach Bowl” center=”false” logo1url=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/ncaaf/100/mfl.png” link1=”” link1follow=”true” logo2url=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/ncaaf/100/nd.png” link2=”” link2follow=”true” trailinglogourl=”” trailinglink=”” trailinglinkfollow=”true”][/subheader]

In the quarterfinals, I have Tennessee getting past Penn State for a matchup with top-seeded Oregon in the Rose Bowl.

I also have Arizona State vs. Ohio State in the Fiesta Bowl, Georgia vs. Texas in an all-SEC Sugar Bowl and Miami vs. Notre Dame in the Peach Bowl.

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[subheader sizedown=”true” text=”No. 2 Georgia vs. No. 3 Miami” subtext=”Jan. 9 · Orange Bowl” center=”false” logo1url=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/ncaaf/100/uga.png” link1=”” link1follow=”true” logo2url=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/ncaaf/100/mfl.png” link2=”” link2follow=”true” trailinglogourl=”” trailinglink=”” trailinglinkfollow=”true”][/subheader]

[subheader sizedown=”true” text=”No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 5 Ohio State” subtext=”Jan. 10 · Cotton Bowl” center=”false” logo1url=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/ncaaf/100/ore.png” link1=”” link1follow=”true” logo2url=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/ncaaf/100/osu.png” link2=”” link2follow=”true” trailinglogourl=”” trailinglink=”” trailinglinkfollow=”true”][/subheader]

I only have one change in my semifinals from last week, with Georgia taking on Miami in the Rose Bowl instead of Texas playing the Hurricanes.

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[subheader sizedown=”true” text=”No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 2 Georgia” subtext=”Jan. 20 · Atlanta, GA” center=”false” logo1url=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/ncaaf/100/ore.png” link1=”” link1follow=”true” logo2url=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/ncaaf/100/uga.png” link2=”” link2follow=”true” trailinglogourl=”” trailinglink=”” trailinglinkfollow=”true”][/subheader]

My projected College Football Playoff National Championship features my top two teams in the country, as the Oregon Ducks would take on the Georgia Bulldogs in the final game of the season.

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