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

NCAA college football rankings and CFB Playoff forecast: November 7, 2016

Here are our new college football rankings:

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

Top teams forecasted to make the College Football Playoff:

1 Alabama
2 Clemson
3 Michigan
4 Washington
5 Ohio State
6 Louisville
7 Colorado
8 Washington State
9 Wisconsin