Sports analytics from Laura Albert at the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering

College Football Playoff forecast: October 22, 2017

Top teams forecasted to make the College Football Playoff based on a simulation of the remaining season and conference championship games:

  1. Alabama
  2. Georgia
  3. Penn St
  4. Notre Dame
  5. Wisconsin (my fingers are crossed!)
  6. TCU
  7. Michigan St
  8. Clemson
  9. Miami
  10. Ohio St

If you are interested in the rankings (the top ranked teams NOW), you can find them here