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2023 College Football Rankings #5 - Ahead of the First CFP Rankings

So, we are here. The day before the College Football Playoff Rankings go up. It has been a couple of weeks - good ones for Oregon in particular, less so for Oklahoma.

We'll jump straight to the modeling machine:



Normally, this space has looked at a 12-team Bracketology, and I'll still do that. But to be topical, let's have some fun with the CFP. Now, when picking a 4-team playoff - the committee has to use its own criteria for the primacy of conference championships, the value of the beauty contest vs beating good teams, mitigating for injuries whatever. I have my own opinions (resume, resume, resume), but I am a giving man. So let's add a human element here. I will take the poll average and weight that as 50% of the score with my 50% pct Round Robin win the other half. What would THAT do?


  1. Michigan

  2. Ohio State

  3. Georgia

  4. Florida State

  5. Washington

  6. Oregon

  7. Texas

  8. Alabama

  9. Penn State

  10. Ole Miss

  11. Oklahoma

  12. Notre Dame

  13. LSU

  14. Missouri

  15. Louisville

  16. Air Force

  17. Utah

  18. Oregon State

  19. Tennessee

  20. UCLA

  21. James Madison

  22. Tulane

  23. Kansas

  24. USC

  25. Kansas State

Let's see how I do.


The 12 Team Bracketology - Using My Rankings Because I Can

And now, the 12 Team Bracketology - at this stage in the season, I feel comfortable focusing on my rankings - though leaving out 3-loss teams.


Conference Champions:

  • ACC: Florida State (3)

  • Big 12: Texas (7)

  • Pac 12: Washington (4)

  • Big Ten: Ohio State (1)

  • SEC: Georgia (8)

  • MAC: Toledo (42)

  • MWC: Air Force (15)

  • Sun Belt: James Madison (14)

  • American: Tulane (32)

  • CUSA: Liberty (20)

At Large:

  • Michigan (2)

  • Oregon (5)

  • Penn State (6)

  • Ole Miss (9)

  • Alabama (10)

  • Notre Dame (11)

Just off the bubble

  • LSU (12)

  • Oklahoma (13)

  • James Madison (14)

  • Air Force (15)

Bracket - moving first round matches as needed to avoid intraconference 1st rounds

  • (1) Ohio State

    • (8) Georgia v (11) Notre Dame

  • (4) Texas

    • (5) Michigan v (12) Air Force

  • (2) Florida State

    • (7) Penn State v (10) Alabama

  • (3) Washington

    • (6) Oregon v (9) Ole Miss





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