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The early College Football Playoff 2022 odds give the Tide a 3/1 chance, just ahead of Clemson (4/1), who fell to the Buckeyes in the CFP semifinals. If the odds are correct, let’s just move things ahead and get to Alabama and Clemson in the College Football Playoff championship. The Crimson Tide are massive favorites over Notre Dame, giving the Fighting Irish 19.5 points in the game to be played on Jan. 1 at AT&T Stadium.
Welcome to Before The Snap, For The Win’s college football series where we’ll break down the sport’s trending storylines, examine each week’s biggest matchups and track the College Football Playoff and Heisman Trophy races.
After one more weekend of games, the College Football Playoff committee will announced Sunday which four teams will be selected for the playoff and compete for a national championship.
But if there aren’t any upsets in the conference championship games for the top-4 teams — Alabama, Notre Dame, Clemson and Ohio State — it’s likely they’ll be the playoff teams. (Earlier this week, we explained what impact those potential upsets could have on the playoff picture.)
Here’s a look at the top-10 teams’ chances to make the playoff, advance to the national championship game and win the national title as of Thursday, according to ESPN’s Playoff Predictor and FPI. If they’re playing for a conference championship this weekend, their chances of winning are also included.
1. Alabama Crimson Tide (10-0)
Playoff: 96.9 percentNational championship game: 74.3 percentWin championship: 54.1 percentWin conference: 88.8 percent2. Ohio State Buckeyes (5-0)
Playoff: 85.4 percentNational championship game: 46.2 percentWin championship: 21.0 percentWin conference: 91.0 percent3. Clemson Tigers (9-1)
Playoff: 63.4 percentNcaa Football Playoff Favorites
National championship game: 34.3 percentWin championship: 13.7 percentWin conference: 70.2 percent4. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10-0)
Playoff: 61.3 percentNational championship game: 20.8 percentWin championship: 5.6 percentWin conference: 29.8 percent5. Texas A&M Aggies (7-1)
Playoff: 34.6 percentNational championship game: 9.5 percentWin championship: 2.1 percent6. USC Trojans (5-0)
Playoff: 15.7 percentNational championship game: 3.7 percentWin championship: 0.7 percentWin conference: 56.7 percent7. Cincinnati Bearcats (8-0)
Playoff: 15.1 percentNational championship game:College Football Playoff Odds 2019
3.1 percentWin championship: 0.7 percentWin conference: 80.0 percent8. Iowa State Cyclones (8-2)
Playoff: 11.8 percentNational championship game: 3.2 percentWin championship: 0.5 percentCollege Football Playoff Favorites
Win conference: 33.9 percentCollege Football Playoff Favorites 2020
9. Oklahoma Sooners (7-2)
Playoff: 4.3 percentNational championship game: 1.6 percentWin championship: 0.5 percentWin conference: 66.1 percentCollege Football Playoff Favorites Football
10. Florida Gators (8-2)
Playoff: 4.1 percentNational championship game: 1.5 percentWin championship: 0.4 percentWin conference: 11.2 percentWe’re not expecting too many upsets this weekend, so based on how we think conference championship weekend will play out, here are our predictions for the four College Football Playoff teams:
Evan’s CFP prediction: 1. Alabama, 2. Notre Dame, 3. Ohio State, 4. Texas A&M
Michelle’s CFP prediction: 1. Alabama, 2. Clemson, 3. Ohio State, 4. Notre Dame