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Week 4 Football Playoff Projections Breakdown

CSM Staff
Sat, 09/20/2025
 
First Four Out: Texas Tech, Mississippi, Missouri, Michigan
 
Oklahoma played their way into the projected bracket with a 24-17 win over Auburn. The Sooners have a week off before hosting Kent State and then Texas. That game against the Longhorns will be huge, but road trips towards the end of the season may be the games that decide whether or ...
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Week 3 Football Playoff Projections Breakdown

CSM Staff
Sun, 09/14/2025
 
First Four Out: Oklahoma, Texas Tech, Mississippi, Notre Dame
 
Texas A&M joins the projected playoffs after a thrilling 41-40 win over Notre Dame. The Aggies have been scoring a lot of points, but their defense will be tested during the SEC schedule, beginning with Auburn following a bye week. Meanwhile, the Irish are now 0-2, but the ...
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Week 2 Football Playoff Projections Breakdown

CSM Staff
Sun, 09/07/2025
 
First Four Out: Notre Dame, Alabama, Oklahoma, BYU
 
The South Florida / Florida game provided a lot of movement in the projected playoff bracket. The Gators are out after falling to the Bulls 18-16. Their loss moved in Illinois, who went to Duke and came away with a convincing 45-19 victory. Meanwhile, USF has moved into the final spot as the ...
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Week 1 Football Playoff Projections Breakdown

CSM Staff
Mon, 09/01/2025
 
First Four Out: Illinois, Notre Dame, SMU, Alabama
 
The SEC did not have a great week 1, but in the expanded playoff era, teams like Alabama and Texas are still very much in the playoff picture. Of course, their jobs have gotten much more difficult. Even with the SEC losing a couple premiere contests, we still project five SEC teams in the ...
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Final Football Playoff Projections Breakdown

CSM Staff
Sat, 12/07/2024
 
First Four Out: SMU, Miami, South Carolina, Mississippi
 
The last spot in the playoffs is the only spot where the selection committee could surprise us during the selection show. There’s no reason to believe Miami or Ole Miss or South Carolina will jump around of Alabama though. The only hope for those who do not want to see the Crimson Tide ...
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Week 14 Football Playoff Projections Breakdown

CSM Staff
Sun, 12/01/2024
 
First Four Out: Miami, South Carolina, BYU, Iowa State
 
The championship matchups are set. Some teams, like Indiana and Tennessee, should feel safely in the playoffs and can enjoy a week off while others have to play in their conference title games. Miami did not make the ACC championship game, but they are 10-2. Could they stay ahead of ...
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Week 13 Football Playoff Projections Breakdown

CSM Staff
Sat, 11/23/2024
 
First Four Out: Clemson, Alabama, BYU, Texas A&M
 
A lot of teams in the 5 to 16 range of the CFP Rankings lost this week. Indiana, Alabama, Ole Miss, BYU, Texas A&M and Colorado all went down. That has caused a lot of havoc and has opened the door to a few teams who were on the outside looking in. Some of those teams are still on the ...
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Week 12 Football Playoff Projections Breakdown

CSM Staff
Sun, 11/17/2024
 
First Four Out: Texas A&M, Mississippi, Clemson, SMU
 
The playoff picture did not change much in week 12. Georgia remained in the playoffs following their 31-17 win over Tennessee. That moves the Bulldogs up a little bit in the pecking order and the Volunteers down. The big game coming up this week is in the Big Ten where Ohio State hosts ...
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Week 11 Football Playoff Projections Breakdown

CSM Staff
Sun, 11/10/2024
 
First Four Out: Texas A&M, Mississippi, Clemson, SMU
 
Some top teams fell this week, including previously undefeated Miami and second ranked Georgia. However, that does not knock either team out of the playoffs. The Hurricanes do not have any margin for error now a tight ACC race, but are still our projected ACC winner. Georgia, now 7-2 ...
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Week 10 Football Playoff Projections Breakdown

CSM Staff
Sat, 11/02/2024
 
First Four Out: LSU, Texas A&M, Clemson, SMU
 
With Clemson’s loss to Louisville, no conference besides the Big Ten and SEC is projected to have more than one team in the playoffs. We will see how that plays out and if the right teams beat up on each other, but it is not a huge surprise that the playoffs will be dominated by those two ...
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