Hello, and welcome to my weekly College Football Playoff bracket. I’ll be updating every week based on new results. They are based solely on my own opinions and likely will differ from Austin Mock’s much smarter, scientifically based projections. Also, be sure to check out David Ubben’s Bubble Watch.
My Big Ten (Ohio State), SEC (Georgia) and ACC (Miami) champs remain the same, but my Big 12 pick might change by the week. I elevated Kansas State to the No. 4 seed this week after its impressive rout of Arizona on Friday.
I saw what I needed from Oregon in its blowout of rival Oregon State to bring the Ducks back into the field. I have them as the No. 7 seed and bumped another Big Ten team, Penn State, to No. 10.
Utah gets the last at-large spot, but the Utes need quarterback Cam Rising to get healthy.
And a hearty welcome to UNLV, the new Group of 5 representative. The Rebels have two Power 4 road wins, against Houston and Kansas, with a home date against Syracuse still to come. That could be a beck of a resume if UNLV wins the Mountain West, which is no sure thing.
(Photos of Matthew Sluka, left, and Dillon Gabriel: Jay Biggerstaff, Ben Lonergan / USA Today)
