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Wetzel: Relax, the CFP selection process is (mostly) working
Don't overreact to this year's playoff rankings by blowing up the system. Chasing perfection is a fool's errand.
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Finebaum: Crying from Notre Dame is 'embarrassing'
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EVALUATING THE CFP
CFP Anger Index: An absurd farce over Notre Dame, Miami
Evaluating the committee's ranking process, and what teams should be most upset over in the final CFP ranking.
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Stephen A.: Notre Dame shouldn't be rewarded for being independent
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AND THE WINNERS WILL BE ...
We made score picks for every postseason CFB game
See our predictions on the final score of every bowl matchup, and check back to see how we fared.
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College Football Playoff predictions: We pick every game in every round
Our college football writers predict the outcomes of each CFP matchup and choose their champion.
PLAYOFF FIELD IS SET
How each of the 12 College Football Playoff teams could win the national title
Bill Connelly breaks down the path to victory for every team -- and what will hold each of them back.
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College Football Playoff 2025: First round first look
How all eight teams can win their first-round matchup, plus players to watch and biggest questions.
NOTRE DAME LEFT OUT OF CFP
Matt Barrie rips Notre Dame for withdrawing from bowl consideration
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Saban hopes Notre Dame's snub leads to CFP changes
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RANKING THE TEAMS
Updated SP+ rankings for all 136 FBS teams
The latest SP+ rankings, plus strength of schedule and résumé SP+, following this weekend's results.
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HOOSIERS ARE A PERFECT 13-0!
Paul Finebaum isn't buying IU as CFP favorite
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How Curt Cignetti has used failure to motivate the Hoosiers
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SPORTS BETTING
Betting: How teams' identities from Championship Week will determine their CFP fate
Looking back at the weekend, here's how each team's identity lines up a CFP betting angle.
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Top Headlines
- Notre Dame AD: ACC caused 'permanent damage'
- Canes' Cristobal feels for Irish: 'A tough business'
- Tulane promotes assistant Hall to head coach
- Tide, Canes in, Irish out as Indiana tops CFP field
- Sources: Vols fire defensive coordinator Banks
- Memphis hires Charles Huff as new head coach
- Iowa St., K-State skip bowls, owe Big 12 $500K
- Sources: Fired Pry hired back by Va. Tech as DC
- 🏆 How each CFP team could win national title
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