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FOX’s Big Noon Kickoff crew unveils first picks for College Football Playoff following Week 9

Scott Green

By Scott Green

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Fox’s Big Noon Kickoff crew predicts who they think the College Football Playoff Committee will put in the first official standings.  A majority agrees that Ohio State, Michigan, Tennessee and Georgia have solidified their ranking as the 4 best teams after 9 weeks but there are a couple of surprises.

These rankings will be released weekly through the remainder of the season with six top-25 rankings before the final bracket is complete.

Urban Meyer and Brady Quinn both have the Ohio State Buckeyes coming in first with their rival Michigan being 4th. Ohio State has been one of the most consistent teams in the B1G so far this season despite a difficult game against Penn State.

Reggie Bush decided to go in a different direction with his 4th team by predicting that TCU, a team that’s been scoring 44.25 points per game, will take that final spot. He excluded Michigan from his current top 4.

Matt Leinart agreed with Bush that Tennessee’s resume of 5 ranked wins should put them at the top for the first official standings.

Rob Stone included Ohio State and Michigan but placed the Georgia Bulldogs, the reigning national champions, in the top spot for his prediction.

The playoff committee will release their rankings at 7 PM ET Tuesday on ESPN.

Scott Green

Scott Green has been covering and following college football since 2017. After primarily covering the Georgia Bulldogs, Scott began to branch out and build relationships with other national media members. He played football and graduated from the LaGrange College in 2014. He currently is enlisted in the Georgia Army National Guard after deploying with them in 2019 to Afghanistan.