2024 Week Eight 12-team College Football Playoff rankings prediction
Who’s that coming down the track?
It's a mean machine in Red & Black…
Ain't nothing finer in the land…
Than the Georgia Redcoat Marching Band.
Go Dawgs!
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How about them Bulldogs?!
Another week of chaos ensued in the college football world, as the No. 1 ranked Texas Longhorns lost to the No. 5-ranked Georgia Bulldogs. Alabama got knocked off by Tennessee while some other top-25 squads were certainly battle tested this weekend.
So now for the weekly question that sweeps the nation: how do this week's 12-team College Football Playoff predictions look?
Rank | Team | Why are they here | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Oregon Ducks | Big Ten Champion | 2 |
2 | Iowa State Cyclones | Big 12 Champion | 3 |
3 | Miami Hurricanes | ACC Champion | 4 |
4 | Georgia Bulldogs | SEC Champion | 1 |
5 | Ohio State Buckeyes | At- Large | 5 |
6 | Penn State | At-Large | 6 |
7 | Texas Longhorns | At-Large | 1 |
8 | Tennessee Volunteers | At-Large | 9 |
9 | LSU Tigers | At-Large | 10 |
10 | Notre Dame | At-Large | 11 |
11 | Boise State Broncos | MW Champion | 12 |
12 | Texas A&M | At-Large | NR |
Let me just start by saying this: I still am not a believer in the Clemson Tigers.
Other than their opening day loss to Georgia (a game they got dominated in), the Tigers' strength of schedule since has been suspect at best. While they play some better teams over the next few weeks, we'll be able to maybe better assess them moving forward.
Until then, they are still on the outside looking in.
Insert Texas A&M while removing the Alabama Crimson Tide. The post-Nick Saban era in Tuscaloosa isn't off to a very hot start...
With the Longhorns loss, everyone else from the top four from a week ago moved up a spot, as the Oregon Ducks now claim the top spot (I don't know if this is good or bad, considering the No. 1 teams have struggled to stay there).
I will say this: right now, it might be possible that the SEC gets the No. 4 overall seed, but as time rolls on, I definitely expect the conference's winner to be among the top two in the rankings when it's all said and done.
The good news for UNC football fans was that the Tar Heels didn't lose this week!