College Football Playoff Predictions Week 14 – Who is most likely to make the playoff field

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College football’s Rivalry Week certainly delivered. Great games and potential College Football Playoff mayhem.

While no. 1 Oregon Ducks cruised past the Washington Huskies, others in the top 10 weren’t so lucky. Ohio State Buckeyes no. 2 was stunned by the unranked Michigan Wolverines. It was OSU’s fourth straight loss to Michigan. This one cost the Buckeyes a trip to the Big Ten title game and a first-round bye. Instead, the Penn State Nittany Lions will face Oregon for the Big Ten title and potentially the top overall seed in the CFP.

The Miami Hurricanes, ranked No. 6 last week, blew a 21-point lead to the Syracuse Orange and lost a chance to play for the ACC championship. Instead, the Clemson Tigers will face the SMU Mustangs in Charlotte. The loss could cost the ACC multiple bids to the CFP and open the door for more two- or three-loss teams from the SEC or Big Ten.

Here are our experts’ top 12 picks from the College Football Playoff:

Andrea Adelson: 1. Oregon 2. Texas 3. SMU 4. Boise State 5. Penn State 6. Notre Dame 7. Indiana 8. South Carolina 9. Georgia 10. Tennessee 11. Arizona State 12. Ohio State

Kyle Bonagura: 1. Oregon 2. Texas 3. SMU 4. Boise State 5. Notre Dame 6. Ohio State 7. Penn State 8. Georgia 9. Tennessee 10. Indiana 11. Alabama 12. Arizona State

Bill Connelly: 1. Oregon 2. Texas 3. SMU 4. Arizona State 5. Notre Dame 6. Penn State 7. Georgia 8. Tennessee 9. Indiana 10. Ohio State 11. Boise State 12. Miami

David Hale: 1. Oregon 2. Texas 3. SMU 4. Boise State 5. Notre Dame 6. Penn State 7. Georgia 8. Tennessee 9. Ohio State 10. Indiana 11. Arizona State 12. Miami

Eli Lederman: 1. Oregon 2. Texas 3. SMU 4. Boise State 5. Notre Dame 6. Penn State 7. Georgia 8. Tennessee 9. Ohio State 10. Indiana 11. South Carolina 12. Arizona State

Chris Low: 1. Oregon 2. Georgia 3. SMU 4. Boise State 5. Texas. 6. Notre Dame. 7. Ohio State 8. Tennessee 9. Penn State 10. Indiana 11. South Carolina 12. Arizona State

Harry Lyles Jr.: 1. Oregon 2. Texas 3. SMU 4. Arizona State 5. Notre Dame 6. Penn State 7. Georgia 8. Tennessee 9. Indiana 10. Ohio State 11. Boise State 12. Miami

Max Olsen: 1. Oregon 2. Texas 3. SMU 4. Arizona State 5. Penn State 6. Notre Dame 7. Georgia 8. Ohio State 9. Indiana 10. Tennessee 11. Boise State 12. Miami

Adam Rittenberg: 1. Oregon 2. Texas 3. SMU 4. Boise State 5. Notre Dame 6. Penn State 7. Georgia 8. Tennessee 9. Ohio State 10. Indiana 11. Arizona State 12. South Carolina

Mark Schlabach: 1. Oregon 2. Georgia 3. SMU 4. Boise State 5. Texas 6. Penn State 7. Notre Dame 8. Ohio State 9. Tennessee 10. Indiana 11. Arizona State 12. South Carolina

Jake Trotter: 1. Oregon 2. Texas 3. SMU 4. Boise State 5. Penn State 6. Notre Dame 7. Georgia 8. Ohio State 9. Tennessee 10. Indiana 11. South Carolina 12. Arizona State

Paolo Uggetti: 1. Oregon 2. Texas 3. SMU 4. Boise State 5. Penn State 6. Notre Dame 7. Georgia 8. Tennessee 9. Ohio State 10. Indiana 11. Arizona State 12. South Carolina

Dave Wilson: 1. Oregon 2. Texas 3. SMU 4. Boise State 5. Penn State 6. Notre Dame 7. Georgia 8. Ohio State 9. Tennessee 10. Indiana 11. South Carolina 12. Arizona State