In my projected College Football Playoff field, I have Oregon coming in as the top overall seed as the Big Ten champion, followed by Texas as the SEC champion, SMU as the ACC champion and Arizona State as the Big 12 champion.
My No. 12 seed is the highest-ranked remaining conference champion, the UNLV Rebels, out of the Mountain West. I have the Sun Devils ranked ahead of the Rebels, giving them the No. 4 seed over UNLV.
In my projected field, the Big Ten (Ohio State, Penn State and Indiana) and SEC (Georgia, Tennessee and Alabama) each get three at-large selections. No other conference has an at-large selection in my projections
Independent Notre Dame also cracked the field as my No. 5 seed.
Let's take a look at my full College Football Playoff rankings predictions and picks ahead of Week 15.
Projected College Football Playoff Field
*Conference champions projected to receive automatic bids
| 1 |  Oregon* | Big Ten | ||||
| 2 |  Texas* | SEC | ||||
| 3 |  SMU* | ACC | ||||
| 4 |  Arizona State* | Big 12 | ||||
| 5 |  Notre Dame | Independent | ||||
| 6 |  Penn State | Big Ten | ||||
| 7 |  Georgia | SEC | ||||
| 8 |  Ohio State | Big Ten | ||||
| 9 |  Tennessee | SEC | ||||
| 10 |  Indiana | Big Ten | ||||
| 11 |  Alabama | SEC | ||||
| 12 |  UNLV* | MWC | ||||
College Football Playoff First Round Predictions
No. 9 Tennessee at No. 8 Ohio State
Dec. 20 · Columbus, OH
No. 12 UNLV at No. 5 Notre Dame
Dec. 21 · South Bend, IN
No. 11 Alabama at No. 6 Penn State
Dec. 21 · State College, PA
No. 10 Indiana at No. 7 Georgia
Dec. 21 · Athens, GA
In the first round, which will be played at campus sites, I have Ohio State hosting Tennessee in the 8/9 game, while Mountain West champion UNLV would travel to South Bend to face Notre Dame.
I also have Alabama making the trip to Happy Valley to play Penn State and Indiana taking on Georgia between the hedges in Athens.
College Football Playoff Quarterfinal Picks
No. 4 Arizona State vs. No. 5 Notre Dame
Dec. 31 · Fiesta Bowl
No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 8 Ohio State
Jan. 1 · Rose Bowl
No. 2 Texas vs. No. 7 Georgia
Jan. 1 · Sugar Bowl
No. 3 SMU vs. No. 6 Penn State
Jan. 1 · Peach Bowl
In the quarterfinals, I have Ohio State getting past Tennessee for a matchup with top-seeded Oregon in the Rose Bowl.
I also have Texas vs. Georgia in an all-SEC Sugar Bowl, Arizona State vs. Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl and SMU vs. Penn State in the Peach Bowl.
College Football Playoff Semifinal Predictions
No. 7 Georgia vs. No. 6 Penn State
Jan. 9 · Orange Bowl
No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 5 Notre Dame
Jan. 10 · Cotton Bowl
This week, I have Georgia getting past Texas once again to face Penn State in an Orange Bowl between at-large teams. I also have top-ranked Oregon taking in Notre Dame in the Cotton Bowl.
Projected College Football Playoff National Championship
No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 7 Georgia
Jan. 20 · Atlanta, GA
My projected College Football Playoff National Championship remains the same with Oregon facing Georgia.
