Below are the teams forecasted to make the College Football Playoff based on a simulation of the remaining season and conference championship games. These are different than the rankings (see this week’s NCAA football rankings), since this list takes the remaining football season into account, including possible conference championship games. Ohio State, Clemson, and LSU are basically locks for the playoff (although this is not guaranteed). The other teams on the list are fighting for the last spot.
- Ohio St
- Clemson
- LSU
- Georgia
- Minnesota
- Baylor
- Oklahoma
- Alabama
- Utah
- Oregon
- Penn St