ESPN experts update College Football Playoff picks after Week 6
By Andrew Olson
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The first football Saturday of October is in the books, and the postseason picture is starting to take shape. As we look ahead to Week 7, ESPN’s experts predicted their College Football Playoff fields following Saturday’s action.
Georgia has consistently been the unanimous pick among the experts. It’s no surprise that the Bulldogs once again made all ballots. UGA picked up its most impressive victory of the season with a 51-13 blowout of a Kentucky team ranked No. 20 in the AP Top 25.
Washington’s stock continues to rise. The Huskies are now the second most popular pick to make the CFP among ESPN experts. Washington was off in Week 6 but went from making 8-of-13 ballots last week to 14-of-15 following Saturday’s games.
Texas had been a popular Playoff pick over the past few weeks after defeating Alabama in Week 2. After the Longhorns’ loss to Oklahoma, however, Steve Sarkisian’s squad was not included on any of the experts’ ballots. Oklahoma, meanwhile, made 5-of-15 ballots.
The Big Ten sent 2 teams to the CFP last season. The expectation is that only 1 team from the B1G makes it to the Playoff this year. Michigan and Ohio State are both undefeated, but The Game rivals have drastically CFP outlooks. The Wolverines are on 12-of-15 ballots, while the Buckeyes made just 2.
Florida State is back into double-digit ballots. After a recent dip to 7-of-13 ballots, the Seminoles made 11 ballots following a Week 6 win over Virginia Tech.
Here are the complete ballots:
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