Ranking the 10 most important games to the College Football Playoff -- and five that will surprise
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From Michigan-Ohio State to FSU-Clemson and beyond, we've got the games the committee will be paying the closest attention to.

For those without ESPN+:

  1. Ohio State @ Michigan
  2. LSU @ Alabama
  3. Georgia @ Tennessee
  4. SoCal @ Notre Dame
  5. Texas @ Alabama
  6. Florida State @ LSU
  7. Ohio State @ Notre Dame
  8. Michigan @ Penn State
  9. Penn State @ Ohio State
  10. Florida State @ clemson
  • @ToasterOverlordMEnglish
    3•10 months ago

    Not sure Texas @ Alabama is as important as number 5. It’s early enough in the season that it’ll be a blip on the narrative when the committee’s post-rationalizing their selections. And if it’s close, either team can “afford” the loss. Heck, Texas went up in the rankings last year after losing to Alabama.

    The real games that are important are wacky upset games, but you can’t really write a whole article about those.