Texas Tech's dominance over BYU damaged the Big 12's shot at two bids. Vanderbilt stands to benefit.

The ACC is caving in on itself. That's good for SMU.

Five playoff bids for the SEC? That's in play.

Tired: Bemoaning that an unranked Group of Five team will snag a playoff spot.

Wired: Realizing the ACC doesn't particularly deserve an auto bid, either.

When the new College Football Playoff rankings are unveiled, nobody from the 17-team ACC will be found within the top 12. Its presence in the playoff will be a byproduct of preseason bracket rules more than in-season merit.

Here's my latest playoff bracket projection. Note: This is not a prediction of how this week's rankings will look. It's also not a modeling of how the bracket would look if the season ended today. Rather, I'm

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