ESPN experts update College Football Playoff projections after Week 6
By David Wasson
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Because 2 top-10 teams on Week 6’s college football slate tumbled, with No. 7 Penn State and No. 9 Texas absorbing road setbacks, there was some shuffling Sunday within ESPN’s College Football Playoff projections.
The Nittany Lions’ 42-37 loss at winless UCLA was the most shocking loss, though the Longhorns’ 29-21 loss at embattled Florida in an SEC game was also notable as it made room for Missouri to find a spot in the projections by several analysts and LSU making an appearance on one ballot.
A reminder: this year’s CFP will feature 12 teams. You do not have to be a conference champion to receive a first-round bye, but the 5 highest-ranked conference champions will still earn spots in the field.
Here are the ESPN crew’s updated CFP selections:
Andrea Adelson: 1. Ohio State 2. Oregon 3. Miami 4. Ole Miss 5. Texas A&M 6. Oklahoma 7. Indiana 8. Texas Tech 9. Georgia Tech 10. Alabama 11. Georgia 12. Memphis
Kyle Bonagura: 1. Ohio State 2. Oregon 3. Miami 4. Ole Miss 5. Texas Tech 6. Oklahoma 7. Indiana 8. Alabama 9. Georgia 10. Texas A&M 11. Georgia Tech 12. Memphis
Bill Connelly: 1. Oregon 2. Ohio State 3. Miami 4. Texas Tech 5. Ole Miss 6. Texas A&M 7. Indiana 8. Georgia Tech 9. Missouri 10. Oklahoma 11. Memphis 12. BYU
David Hale: 1. Miami 2. Oregon 3. Ohio State 4. Ole Miss 5. Texas A&M 6. Oklahoma 7. Indiana 8. Alabama 9. Georgia 10. Texas Tech 11. Georgia Tech 12. Memphis
Eli Lederman: 1. Ohio State 2. Miami 3. Oregon 4. Ole Miss 5. Texas A&M 6. Indiana 7. Alabama 8. Texas Tech 9. Oklahoma 10. Missouri 11. Georgia Tech 12. Memphis
Max Olson: 1. Oregon 2. Miami 3. Ohio State 4. Texas Tech 5. Ole Miss 6. Texas A&M 7. Indiana 8. Oklahoma 9. Alabama 10. Georgia 11. Missouri 12. South Florida
Adam Rittenberg: 1. Ohio State 2. Oregon 3. Miami 4. Ole Miss 5. Texas A&M 6. Indiana 7. Oklahoma 8. Texas Tech 9. Alabama 10. Georgia 11. Tennessee 12. Memphis
Mark Schlabach: 1. Ohio State 2. Oregon 3. Miami 4. Ole Miss 5. Texas A&M 6. Oklahoma 7. Indiana 8. Alabama 9. Texas Tech 10. Georgia 11. LSU 12. South Florida
Jake Trotter: 1. Ohio State 2. Miami 3. Oregon 4. Ole Miss 5. Texas A&M 6. Indiana 7. Oklahoma 8. Alabama 9. Texas Tech 10. Georgia 11. Missouri 12. South Florida
Paolo Uggetti: 1. Ohio State 2. Oregon 3. Miami 4. Ole Miss 5. Texas Tech 6. Indiana 7. Oklahoma 8. Alabama 9. Texas A&M 10. Georgia 11. Georgia Tech 12. Memphis
Dave Wilson: 1. Ohio State 2. Oregon 3. Miami 4. Ole Miss 5. Texas A&M 6. Indiana 7. Texas Tech 8. Oklahoma 9. Alabama 10. Georgia 11. Missouri 12. Memphis
An APSE national award-winning writer and editor, David Wasson has almost four decades of experience in the print journalism business in Florida and Alabama. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times and several national magazines and websites. He also hosts Gulfshore Sports with David Wasson, weekdays from 3-5 pm across Southwest Florida and on FoxSportsFM.com. His Twitter handle: @JustDWasson.
