It’s officially Week 12 and the newest CFP rankings have been unveiled, along with updated odds to make the field of 12. Though the Huskies faceplanted at Wisconsin this week, the Big Ten still got 6 teams
in to the top 25, the entirety of which will be listed below (odds courtesy of FanDuel, terms and conditions apply, see this link for details:https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/ncaaf).
Updated CFP Rankings/Odds
- Ohio State Buckeyes (OTB)
- Indiana Hoosiers (+5000 to miss)
- Texas A&M Aggies (+5000 to miss)
- Alabama Crimson Tide (-1050 to make)
- Georgia Bulldogs (-2000)
- Oregon Ducks (-300)
- Ole Miss Rebels (-3000)
- Texas Tech Red Raiders (-1500)
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish (-400)
- Texas Longhorns (+190)/Oklahoma Sooners (+225)
12. Georgia Tech Yellowjackets (+184)/BYU Cougars (+350)
14. Vanderbilt Commodores (+290)
15. Utah Utes (+285)
16. Miami Hurricanes (+490)
17. Michigan Wolverines (+650)
18. USC Trojans (+310)
19. Virginia Cavaliers (+820)
20. Louisville Cardinals (+1300)
21. Iowa Hawkeyes (No odds listed)
22. Pittsburgh Panthers (+820)
23. Tennessee Volunteers (+2500)
24. South Florida Bulls (+128)
25. Cincinnati Bearcats (+1120)
Key Takeaway
The key takeaway from the rankings this week is rather uninteresting, as the rankings pretty much stood where they were a week ago, except for some notable shuffling (ie, the Huskies dropping out). This week could produce some big changes, as there are some interesting head to head matchups in the power conferences. Oklahoma vs. Alabama, Notre Dame vs. Pitt and BYU vs TCU could prove to be resume builders or resume breakers and further jumble the playoff picture. I’ll also be keeping my eye on the G5 as there are some interesting teams there. Chief among them, Memphis and Tulane are jockeying for the G5’s lone bid, with Tulane looking to keep rolling (against FAU) and Memphis looking to rebound(against ECU). All in all, there looks to be even more interesting action in the world of CFB writ large, even though the Dawgs aren’t in the playoff picture!
