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ESPN updates projected College Football Playoff field after wild Week 5
By Sydney Hunte
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ESPN released its projected College Football Playoff field following a memorable slate of games in Week 5.
The day started with Kentucky going to Ole Miss and defeating the then-No. 6 team in the country. It ended with Alabama nearly blowing a big halftime lead before freshman star Ryan Williams’s touchdown catch late in the 4th quarter ensured a win for the Tide against Georgia.
As such, here’s the projected top 12 if the CFP were to begin today, according to ESPN’s Heather Dinich:
- Alabama
- Texas
- Tennessee
- Ohio State
- Georgia
- Penn State
- Oregon
- Miami
- Clemson
- Michigan
- Kansas State
- Ole Miss
As you can see, 4 SEC teams are in Dinich’s projected top 12: Ohio State, Penn State, Oregon, and Michigan. That said, the projected CFP top 12 wouldn’t correlate to the actual playoff seeding given the five highest-ranked conference champions will make the field, with the top four among those teams receiving a first-round bye. The remaining seven spots will be given out on an at-large basis regardless of conference.
As for the actual CFP rankings, the first batch of those will be released on Nov. 5, leading up to Selection Day on Dec. 8.