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

NCAA college football rankings and CFB Playoff forecast: November 28, 2016

Here are our new college football rankings:

1 Alabama
2 Ohio State
3 Michigan
4 Clemson
5 Washington
6 Penn State
7 Western Michigan
8 Louisville
9 Wisconsin
10 Colorado
11 Florida State
12 Southern Cal
13 Oklahoma
14 Tennessee
15 Boise State
16 Auburn
17 Nebraska
18 Stanford
19 South Florida
20 Western Kentucky
21 Georgia Tech
22 Oklahoma State
23 Virginia Tech
24 Florida
25 Appalachian State

Top teams forecasted to make the College Football Playoff:

  1. Alabama
  2. Ohio State
  3. Clemson
  4. Washington
  5. Michigan
  6. Colorado
  7. Penn State
  8. Wisconsin (at best there is a hope and a prayer of this happening…but there is a chance!)