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College Football Playoff, New Year’s Six Bowl projections after Week 7

By Michael Thompson

KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE - OCTOBER 15: Linebacker Jeremy Banks #33 of the Tennessee Volunteers gets a cigar from a fan after the game against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Neyland Stadium on October 15, 2022 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Tennessee won the game 52-49. (Photo by Donald Page/Getty Images)
KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE - OCTOBER 15: Linebacker Jeremy Banks #33 of the Tennessee Volunteers gets a cigar from a fan after the game against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Neyland Stadium on October 15, 2022 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Tennessee won the game 52-49. (Photo by Donald Page/Getty Images) /
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TALLAHASSEE, FL – OCTOBER 15: Runningback Will Shipley #1 of the Clemson Tigers on a running play during the game against the Florida State Seminoles at Doak Campbell Stadium on Bobby Bowden Field on October 15, 2022 in Tallahassee, Florida. The Tigers defeated the Seminoles 34 to 28. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images)
TALLAHASSEE, FL – OCTOBER 15: Runningback Will Shipley #1 of the Clemson Tigers on a running play during the game against the Florida State Seminoles at Doak Campbell Stadium on Bobby Bowden Field on October 15, 2022 in Tallahassee, Florida. The Tigers defeated the Seminoles 34 to 28. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images) /

College Football Playoff

Fiesta Bowl

1 Ohio State v 4 Georgia 

Peach Bowl

2 Clemson vs 3 Alabama 

Despite the chaos, I actually project the same CFP rankings as last week.

Bama is not at its best, and it caught up to them this week at a hot Tennessee. Despite the loss, Alabama should be the SEC West division champs and meet Georgia or Tennessee in Atlanta. A win against either team and they’re going to go dancing.

Here, we’re projecting the Tide to get healthy and locked in just in time. In a College Football Playoff National Championship rematch, we’re still taking Bama over Georgia. The win pushes Bama into the field, while top seed Georgia barely hangs on.

With the win, Ohio State takes the top seed and forces Georgia to lose out on a home playoff game opportunity, instead playing the 1 v 4 matchup in the Fiesta Bowl.

If Alabama is in the dance, then the Clemson Tigers must not be far behind. In our projected field, we have Clemson bumping up to the #2 seed and battling Alabama for the 4th time in the Playoff.

The Tigers continue to improve each and every week, with a good win at Tallahassee. With big games against Syracuse and at Notre Dame as final tests for Dabo and company, a win in those two, look for the Tigers to finish an undefeated season and get to the Peach Bowl.

College Football Playoff National Championship

1 Ohio State v 3 Alabama

Five weeks into our projections, and we continue to hold the line: Alabama vs Ohio State in the national championship. In a rematch from 2021, nearly all the pieces changed. Many teams (Georgia) will have something to say about this projection, but for now, we project the biggest stars in the game to meet in the Land of stars.

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