Predicting what the College Football Playoff rankings will look like after Week 12
There weren’t any major upsets that took place in the world of college football on Saturday, but that doesn’t mean some aren’t going to come down the road. While no chaos took place on Saturday, an injury to Florida State’s quarterback Jordan Travis means the future is unclear for the Seminoles, which could could shake things up in the future.
For now, though, I think the rankings will look pretty similar to how they did a week ago, though there might be some jumping in the top of the rankings when it comes to Washington or Alabama.
Next week is when the rankings are going to change significantly because we get a matchup between Michigan and Ohio State, and rivalry games across the nation. For now, here’s how I expect the playoff rankings to look when they are released on Tuesday:
Georgia Bulldogs
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Week 12 Result: 38-10 Win vs. No. 18 Tennessee
Previous Playoff Ranking: No. 1
Ohio State Buckeyes
Barbara Perenic/Columbus Dispatch
Week 12 Result: 37-3 Win vs. Minnesota
Previous Playoff Ranking: No. 2
Michigan Wolverines
Michael Allio-USA TODAY Sports
Week 12 Result: 31-24 Win vs. Marlyand
Previous Playoff Ranking: No. 3
Washington Huskies
James Snook-USA TODAY Sports
Week 12 Result: 22-20 Win vs. No. 11 Oregon State
Previous Playoff Ranking: No. 5
Florida State Seminoles
Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Week 12 Result: 58-13 Win vs. North Alabama
Previous Playoff Ranking: No. 4
Oregon Ducks
Craig Strobeck-USA TODAY Sports
Week 12 Result: 49-13 Win vs. Arizona State
Previous Playoff Ranking: No. 6
Alabama Crimson Tide
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Week 12 Result: 66-10 Win vs. Chatanooga
Previous Playoff Ranking: No. 8
Texas Longhorns
Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports
Week 12 Result: 26-16 Win vs. Iowa State
Previous Playoff Ranking: No. 7
Missouri Tigers
Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports
Week 12 Result: 33-31 Win vs. Florida
Previous Playoff Ranking: No. 9
Louisville Cardinals
Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports
Week 12 Result: 31-24 Win vs. Miami
Previous Playoff Ranking: No. 10
Penn State Nittany Lions
Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports
Week 12 Result: 27-6 Win vs. Rutgers
Previous Playoff Ranking: No. 12
Ole Miss Rebels
Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports
Week 12 Result: 35-3 Win vs. UL Monroe
Previous Playoff Ranking: No. 13
Oklahom Sooners
Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports
Week 12 Result: 31-24 Win vs. BYU
Previous Playoff Ranking: No. 14
LSU Tigers
John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports
Week 12 Result: 56-14 Win vs. Georgia State
Previous Playoff Ranking: No. 15
Arizona Wildcats
Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
Week 12 Result: 42-18 Win vs. No. 22 Utah
Previous Playoff Ranking: No. 17
Iowa Hawkeyes
Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports
Week 12 Result: 15-13 Win vs. Illinois
Previous Playoff Ranking: No. 18
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Week 12 Result: 45-7 Win vs. Wake Forest
Previous Playoff Ranking: No. 19
Oregon State Beavers
James Snook-USA TODAY Sports
Week 12 Result: 22-20 Loss vs. No. 5 Washington
Previous Playoff Ranking: No. 11
Kansas State Wildcats
Scott Sewell-USA TODAY Sports
Week 12 Result: 31-27 Win vs. No. 25 Kansas
Previous Playoff Ranking: No. 21
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Week 12 Result: 43-30 Win vs. Houston
Previous Playoff Ranking: No. 23
Tennessee Volunteers
Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports
Week 12 Result: 38-10 Loss vs. No. 1 Georgia
Previous Playoff Ranking: No. 18
Tulane Green Wave
Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports
Week 12 Result: 24-8 Win vs. Florida Atlantic
Previous Playoff Ranking: No. 24
North Carolina Tar Heels
Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports
Week 12 Result: 31-20 Loss vs. Clemson
Previous Playoff Ranking: No. 20
UNLV Rebels
Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports
Week 12 Result: 27-21 Win vs. Air Force
Previous Playoff Ranking: N/A
Liberty Flames
Rich Storry-USA TODAY Sports
Week 12 Result: 49-25 Win vs. UMass
Previous Playoff Ranking: N/A
