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Projecting All 41 Bowl Matchups, College Football Playoff

For the first time since preseason, we’re projecting the participants in every bowl game.

Sports Illustrated

Where Top-10 Dust Settles After a Playoff-Altering Day

It was an eventful Saturday in college football, including Alabama taking its second loss of the season.

Sports Illustrated

How Did Past Opening Playoff Rankings Turn Out?

The teams that start out in the top four don’t always finish there, with some years being more turbulent than others.

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Forde-Yard Dash: Pros, Cons of an Expanded CFP Calendar

A 12-team field would bring fundamental changes that fans will have to prepare for.

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MWC Commissioner: Most of CFP Should Be On Campus

He spoke frankly about the issue of where College Football Playoff games will take place in the 12-team era.

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One Commissioner’s Pitch: Let More College Sites Host Playoff Games

Mountain West Conference commissioner Craig Thompson is suggesting that quarterfinals and semifinals be held on teams’ campuses over neutral bowl sites.

Sports Illustrated

USC coach Lincoln Riley knows how to go from October loss to College Football Playoff

LOS ANGELES — In each of his first three seasons as Oklahoma's coach, Lincoln Riley entered October with an unblemished record and a top-10 ranking … only to drop a game unexpectedly.

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Bowl Projections: Tennessee Shakes Up CFP Field

Our newest projected College Football Playoff field has a distinctly orange tint to it.

Sports Illustrated

Four Things to Know About Division Series

The best thing about today is that we get to watch four playoff games. The second best part? We finally can see the top four teams (two from each league) in postseason action. Indeed, because of the new 12-team format, the Dodgers, Braves, Astros and Yankees all received first-round byes.…

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Ireland v Scotland: TV information, team news, betting odds and more for crucial World Cup playoff

Vera Pauw's side face their date with destiny in a massive World Cup playoff against Scotland

Irish Mirror

SI’s Mock 12-Team Playoff Shows Thrill of On-Campus Games

Under the expanded postseason, we could be treated to matchups like Ole Miss vs. Michigan in Ann Arbor.

Sports Illustrated

What the world was like the last time the Seattle Mariners made the playoffs

This list is going to make you feel OLD.

USA Today Sports Media Group

What We Know—and Don’t Know—About CFP Expansion

The sport’s postseason is expanding to 12 teams, but plenty of questions remain—such as, when will it take effect?

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Before The Snap: Which top teams are College Football Playoff contenders or pretenders?

Who's next after Alabama, Georgia and Ohio State?

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College Football Playoff watch: USC’s playoff chances surge after Week 2, Texas is still hanging on

Texas is the only one-loss team still with a top-10 chance to make the College Football Playoff.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Where Ohio State would have been in proposed 12-team playoff model if in place since 2014

Going back and looking at where Ohio State would have placed if the CFP had started as a 12-team playoff under the current proposal. #GoBuks

Sports Illustrated

Sources: Potential Vote Looms as Playoff Expansion Talks Heat Up

University presidents are moving on discussions that could put expansion as early as 2024 back on the table.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Ohio State among teams with best chance to make CFP according to ESPN Playoff Predictor

A look at where Ohio State lands among the best teams to make the CFP according to the ESPN Playoff Predictor. #GoBucks

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SI Experts Predict the Playoff, Heisman and More

Our writers look into their crystal balls to foresee how the season will shake out.

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Projecting All 41 College Football Bowl Matchups

It’s never too early to start looking ahead to the postseason—including the Playoff.

USA Today Sports Media Group

College Football Playoff preseason odds: Cincinnati’s Cinderella slippers don’t quite fit anymore

Why it'll be tough for the Bearcats to have two straight dream years.

Sports Illustrated

The College Football Playoff Can Learn From Champions League

If the sport’s postseason is going to expand, exclusivity should matter. The removal of conference divisions will make it possible.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Utah State Football: Why Are People Betting The Aggies Can Win The College Football Playoff?

An unusual story in the world of sports betting may be a far-fetched possibility for the Aggies, but it isn't impossible.

USA Today Sports Media Group

College Football Playoff provides update on timeline of expansion

Looks like we'll have to wait for expansion for the CFP.

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Everyone Deserves the Blame As CFP Chooses to Stick With the Status Quo

Instead of using expansion to address a host of problems, the College Football Playoff chose to give up on fixing itself simply because it can.

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