College Football Playoff Rankings Predictions: Brett McMurphy’s Updated Picks for Week 14

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In my projected College Football Playoff field, I have Oregon coming in as the top overall seed as the Big Ten champion, followed by Georgia as the SEC champion, Miami as the ACC champion and Arizona State as the Big 12 champion.

My No. 12 seed is once again Boise State, taking the Group of Five bid as the next highest-ranked conference champion. However, I have the Sun Devils ranked ahead of the Broncos, giving them the No. 4 seed over Boise State.

In my projected field, the Big Ten gets three at-large selections (Ohio State, Penn State and Indiana), the SEC gets two (Texas and Tennessee) and the ACC gets one (SMU).

Independent Notre Dame also cracked the field as my No. 6 seed.

Additionally, Ole Miss and Alabama fell out of my projected CFP field following their losses to Florida and Oklahoma, respectively.

Let's take a look at my full College Football Playoff rankings predictions and updated picks ahead of Week 14.

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Projected College Football Playoff Field

*Conference champions projected to receive automatic bids

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Oregon*

Big Ten
2
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Georgia*

SEC
3
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Miami*

ACC
4
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Arizona State*

Big 12
5
Ohio State Buckeyes Logo

Ohio State

Big Ten
6
Notre Dame Fighting Irish Logo

Notre Dame

Independent
7
Texas Longhorns Logo

Texas

SEC
8
Penn State Nittany Lions Logo

Penn State

Big Ten
9
Tennessee Volunteers Logo

Tennessee

SEC
10
Indiana Hoosiers Logo

Indiana

Big Ten
11
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SMU

ACC
12
Boise State Broncos Logo

Boise State*

MWC

College Football Playoff First Round Predictions

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No. 9 Tennessee at No. 8 Penn State

Dec. 20 · State College, PA

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No. 12 Boise State at No. 5 Ohio State

Dec. 21 · Columbus, OH

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No. 11 SMU at No. 6 Notre Dame

Dec. 21 · South Bend, IL

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No. 10 Indiana at No. 7 Texas

Dec. 21 · Austin, TX


College Football Playoff Quarterfinal Picks

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No. 4 Arizona State vs. No. 5 Ohio State

Dec. 31 · Fiesta Bowl

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No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 9 Tennessee

Jan. 1 · Rose Bowl

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No. 2 Georgia vs. No. 7 Texas

Jan. 1 · Sugar Bowl

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No. 3 Miami vs. No. 6 Notre Dame

Jan. 1 · Peach Bowl

In the quarterfinals, I have Tennessee getting past Penn State for a matchup with top-seeded Oregon in the Rose Bowl.

I also have Arizona State vs. Ohio State in the Fiesta Bowl, Georgia vs. Texas in an all-SEC Sugar Bowl and Miami vs. Notre Dame in the Peach Bowl.


College Football Playoff Semifinal Predictions

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No. 2 Georgia vs. No. 3 Miami

Jan. 9 · Orange Bowl

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No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 5 Ohio State

Jan. 10 · Cotton Bowl

I only have one change in my semifinals from last week, with Georgia taking on Miami in the Rose Bowl instead of Texas playing the Hurricanes.


Projected College Football Playoff National Championship

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No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 2 Georgia

Jan. 20 · Atlanta, GA

My projected College Football Playoff National Championship features my top two teams in the country, as the Oregon Ducks would take on the Georgia Bulldogs in the final game of the season.

About the Author
Brett is "America's College Football Insider" for the Action Network. Brett was nominated twice for a Pulitzer Prize in investigative reporting, but wasn’t a nominee finalist. A long-time voter in the AP Top 25 poll and for the Heisman Trophy, Brett was named the 2019 Beat Writer of the Year by the Football Writers Association of America. Before joining Action Network, Brett’s previous stops included ESPN, CBS Sports, the New York Times, Stadium, AOL Fanhouse and the Tampa Tribune.

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