One of the best weeks on the college football calendar is here. Starting Friday, 18 FBS teams will compete in their respective conference championships.

There are, obviously, major implications beyond the conference level. The five highest-ranked conference champions following the action all earn an automatic bid to the 12-team College Football Playoff.

Though conference titles no longer guarantee a first-round bye, winning this weekend could help a team log down a top four seed and, thus, skip the first round of the College Football Playoff. Others just outside that conversation can solidify their case to host a first-round playoff game.

Conference championship games are also important for teams on the bubble, like No. 11 BYU and No. 10 Alabama. They could make the expanded field witho

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