Football Playoff Controversy

Georgia's controversial College Football Playoff ranking a reminder that this is supposed to be hard

The 12-team CFP naturally leads to increased scrutiny and more debates regarding deeply flawed teams. That's a feature, not a bug.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 14

College football games, Week 13: Ohio State vs. Indiana showdown at forefront of playoff controversy

The Hoosiers emerging as an undefeated CFP contender in late-November has created a plethora of drama

Sports - CBS Sports - 5 days ago

Is there already a College Football Playoff controversy? Potential bye wracking nerves with 2 weeks left — 'The data doesn’t lie'

It was presumed the four power conference champs would stand well above their competition and earn first-round byes in the 12-team playoff. With two weeks left before the first iteration of the ...

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First College Football Playoff Rankings Revealed

The 13-member selection committee has Oregon as the No. 1 team in the country.

Sports - The New York Times - November 6

The College Football Playoff — unofficially — starts now

Someone's going to ruin someone else's season on Saturday night — a little earlier than usual — when No. 11 Alabama visits No. 15 LSU.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 7

College Football Playoff picks after Week 11

Find out which teams our reporters pick for the College Football Playoff.

Sports - ESPN - November 10

In Week 12, College Football Playoff Implications Abound

All of these realigned and suddenly crowded conference races are factoring into the playoff picture.

Sports - The New York Times - November 16

College Football Playoff picks after Week 13

Find out which teams our reporters pick for the College Football Playoff following Week 13.

Sports - ESPN - 3 days ago

NASCAR's controversy at Martinsville showed why its playoff system needs to be overhauled or ditched entirely

NASCAR is no longer competing with the NFL for eyeballs. It's time to reward a champion in a much fairer way.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 4

Does anyone like the MLS playoff format? Players, coaches weigh in on controversial best-of-3 structure

The MLS' best-of-three format in the first round has been unpopular with some fans, players and coaches.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 8

Predictions Ahead of the First 12-Team College Football Playoff Rankings

The biggest question on Tuesday is what the committee will do with Notre Dame, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

Sports - The New York Times - November 5

Why a weekly College Football Playoff rankings show is dumb

Ranking teams before the season ends just opens the committee up to more criticism.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 6

Fantasy Football: 5 rookie RBs worth stashing ahead of playoffs

Set up your rosters for success through the fantasy playoffs with these RB stashes from analyst Pranav Rajaram!

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 6

Who will make the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff?

Select your favorite contender, make your picks for how its season will play out and see what the Allstate Playoff Predictor foretells.

Sports - ESPN - November 6

What a Chaotic Day of Upsets Means for the College Football Playoff

Miami, Georgia and Iowa State are three of the ranked teams that lost on Saturday.

Sports - The New York Times - November 10

How Deion Sanders Has Colorado Poised to Make the College Football Playoff

B.Y.U. leads the Big 12, but Colorado is the new projected conference champion, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

Sports - The New York Times - November 11

Georgia falls out of latest CFP bracket; Klay Thompson faces Warriors for first time; Kansas, Kentucky win

There was a big shakeup in the second 12-team playoff reveal

Sports - CBS Sports - November 13

Projecting the new College Football Playoff rankings after a major shakeup in the SEC

Nicole Auerbach sifts through the two-loss SEC teams and projects a new 12-team bracket.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 12

Georgia Plummets, Indiana Climbs in Latest College Football Playoff Rankings

The Bulldogs, who won the national championship in 2021 and 2022, would be left out of the 12-team playoff if it started this week.

Sports - The New York Times - November 13

College Football Playoff: Parity is about to bring chaos ... especially in the SEC

It's possible there could be an eight-way tie atop the SEC standings at the end of the regular season. Then what will the College Football Playoff committee do?

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 13

Army's playoff chances & Week 12 Race for the Case | College Football Enquirer

On today's episode, Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger and SI's Pat Forde analyze the playoff chances for Army after their awkward placement in the latest College Football Playoff rankings. They also react ...

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 14

The College Football Playoff Race Has New Main Characters

Arizona State and Colorado have forced their way into the playoff picture, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

Sports - The New York Times - November 18

Which 12 Teams Are Poised to Make the College Football Playoff?

Deion Sanders’s Colorado Buffaloes are the only Big 12 team projected to secure a playoff bid, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

Sports - The New York Times - November 18

Predicting the College Football Playoff Rankings as the Final Stretch Looms

With just two weeks left in the regular season, losses by Tennessee and B.Y.U. are expected to shake up the official rankings.

Sports - The New York Times - November 19

College Football Playoff: What matters more — quantity of victories or quality of victories?

If Kirby Smart wants to fight for Georgia, he should challenge the sport to declare what it truly wants to be about.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 19

A College Football Playoff Rankings Shakeup Helps an Unlikely Contender

Boise State’s dream season could result in a first-round bye.

Sports - The New York Times - November 20

Conference Championship and College Football Playoff Implications Dominate Week 13

Two weeks remain in the regular season. These are the top games to watch.

Sports - The New York Times - 4 days ago

What Ohio State’s Dominant Win Means in the College Football Playoff Chase

The No. 2 Buckeyes handed the No. 5 Hoosiers their first loss of the season.

Sports - The New York Times - 3 days ago

How a Day of Chaos and Upsets Changes the College Football Playoff Picture

Four of the top 16 teams lost to opponents that entered Saturday’s games without winning records, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

Sports - The New York Times - 2 days ago

What We Learned About the College Football Playoff on a Day of Mayhem

The weekend before Thanksgiving often feels like the calm before the storm. This Saturday was different, a columnist for The Athletic writes.