In my projected College Football Playoff field, I have Oregon coming in as the top overall seed as the Big Ten champion, followed by Texas as the SEC champion, SMU as the ACC champion and Arizona State as the Big 12 champion.
My No. 12 seed is the highest-ranked remaining conference champion, the UNLV Rebels, out of the Mountain West. I have the Sun Devils ranked ahead of the Rebels, giving them the No. 4 seed over UNLV.
In my projected field, the Big Ten (Ohio State, Penn State and Indiana) and SEC (Georgia, Tennessee and Alabama) each get three at-large selections. No other conference has an at-large selection in my projections
Independent Notre Dame also cracked the field as my No. 5 seed.
Let’s take a look at my full College Football Playoff rankings predictions and picks ahead of Week 15.
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[subheader sizedown=”false” text=”Projected College Football Playoff Field” center=”true”][/subheader]
*Conference champions projected to receive automatic bids
| 1 |
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Oregon* |
Big Ten | ||||
| 2 |
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Texas* |
SEC | ||||
| 3 |
[teamlogo linktoteampage=”false” fullname=”SMU Mustangs” logo=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/ncaaf/100/smu.png” width=”36″ height=”36″][/teamlogo]
SMU* |
ACC | ||||
| 4 |
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Arizona State* |
Big 12 | ||||
| 5 |
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Notre Dame |
Independent | ||||
| 6 |
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Penn State |
Big Ten | ||||
| 7 |
[teamlogo linktoteampage=”false” fullname=”Georgia Bulldogs” logo=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/ncaaf/100/uga.png” width=”36″ height=”36″][/teamlogo]
Georgia |
SEC | ||||
| 8 |
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Ohio State |
Big Ten | ||||
| 9 |
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Tennessee |
SEC | ||||
| 10 |
[teamlogo linktoteampage=”false” fullname=”Indiana Hoosiers” logo=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/ncaaf/100/iu.png” width=”36″ height=”36″][/teamlogo]
Indiana |
Big Ten | ||||
| 11 |
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Alabama |
SEC | ||||
| 12 |
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UNLV* |
MWC | ||||
[subheader sizedown=”false” text=”College Football Playoff First Round Predictions” center=”false”][/subheader]
[subheader sizedown=”true” text=”No. 9 Tennessee at No. 8 Ohio State” subtext=”Dec. 20 · Columbus, OH” center=”false” logo1url=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/ncaaf/100/ten.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. 12 UNLV at No. 5 Notre Dame” subtext=”Dec. 21 · South Bend, IN” center=”false” logo1url=”https://images.actionnetwork.com/blog/2021/11/2021-UNLV-Rebels-Logo-100.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. 11 Alabama at No. 6 Penn State” subtext=”Dec. 21 · State College, PA” center=”false” logo1url=”https://images.actionnetwork.com/blog/2021/12/Alabama-alternate-logo-100-100.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. 10 Indiana at No. 7 Georgia” subtext=”Dec. 21 · Athens, GA” center=”false” logo1url=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/ncaaf/100/iu.png” link1=”” link1follow=”true” logo2url=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/ncaaf/100/uga.png” link2=”” link2follow=”true” trailinglogourl=”” trailinglink=”” trailinglinkfollow=”true”][/subheader]
In the first round, which will be played at campus sites, I have Ohio State hosting Tennessee in the 8/9 game, while Mountain West champion UNLV would travel to South Bend to face Notre Dame.
I also have Alabama making the trip to Happy Valley to play Penn State and Indiana taking on Georgia between the hedges in Athens.
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[subheader sizedown=”true” text=”No. 4 Arizona State vs. No. 5 Notre Dame” 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/nd.png” link2=”” link2follow=”true” trailinglogourl=”” trailinglink=”” trailinglinkfollow=”true”][/subheader]
[subheader sizedown=”true” text=”No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 8 Ohio State” 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/osu.png” link2=”” link2follow=”true” trailinglogourl=”” trailinglink=”” trailinglinkfollow=”true”][/subheader]
[subheader sizedown=”true” text=”No. 2 Texas vs. No. 7 Georgia” subtext=”Jan. 1 · Sugar Bowl” center=”false” logo1url=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/ncaaf/100/tex.png” link1=”” link1follow=”true” logo2url=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/ncaaf/100/uga.png” link2=”” link2follow=”true” trailinglogourl=”” trailinglink=”” trailinglinkfollow=”true”][/subheader]
[subheader sizedown=”true” text=”No. 3 SMU vs. No. 6 Penn State” subtext=”Jan. 1 · Peach Bowl” 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]
In the quarterfinals, I have Ohio State getting past Tennessee for a matchup with top-seeded Oregon in the Rose Bowl.
I also have Texas vs. Georgia in an all-SEC Sugar Bowl, Arizona State vs. Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl and SMU vs. Penn State in the Peach Bowl.
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[subheader sizedown=”true” text=”No. 7 Georgia vs. No. 6 Penn State” 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/psu.png” link2=”” link2follow=”true” trailinglogourl=”” trailinglink=”” trailinglinkfollow=”true”][/subheader]
[subheader sizedown=”true” text=”No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 5 Notre Dame” 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/nd.png” link2=”” link2follow=”true” trailinglogourl=”” trailinglink=”” trailinglinkfollow=”true”][/subheader]
This week, I have Georgia getting past Texas once again to face Penn State in an Orange Bowl between at-large teams. I also have top-ranked Oregon taking in Notre Dame in the Cotton Bowl.
[subheader sizedown=”false” text=”Projected College Football Playoff National Championship” center=”false”][/subheader]
[subheader sizedown=”true” text=”No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 7 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 remains the same with Oregon facing Georgia.
