The first round of College Football Playoff rankings officially come out on Tuesday, November 1. The release will be televised on ESPN with a 7 p.m. ET start time.
With the rankings set to drop on Tuesday, I took a stab at projecting how the top-25 would look, taking into accounts strength of record and the eye test.
The Georgia Bulldogs rank No. 1 in both the AP and the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll.
My projected rankings, plus national championship odds (courtesy of BetMGM)…
25
UCF Knights (6-2)
Key wins: Cincinnati
Natty odds: +50,000
24
Oregon State Beavers (6-2)
Key wins: Washington State
Natty odds: +50,000
23
Syracuse Orange (6-2)
Key wins: NC State
Natty odds: +50,000
22
Liberty Flames (7-1)
Key wins: BYU, lost by one to Wake Forest
Natty odds: +100,000
21
NC State Wolfpack (6-2)
Key wins: FSU, Texas Tech, ECU
Natty odds: +50,000
20
Wake Forest Demon Deacons (6-2)
Key wins: FSU, Liberty
Natty odds: +50,000
19
Tulane Green Wave (7-1)
Key wins: Houston, Kansas State
Natty odds: +100,000
18
Oklahoma State Cowboys (6-2)
17
Penn State Nittany Lions (6-2)
16
Illinois Fighting Illini (7-1)
15
LSU Tigers (6-2)
Key wins: Florida, Ole Miss, Auburn, Mississippi State
Natty odds: +25,000
14
Utah Utes (6-2)
Key wins: USC, Oregon State
Natty odds: +30,000
13
Kansas State Wildcats (6-2)
12
North Carolina Tar Heels (7-1)
11
UCLA Bruins (7-1)
Key wins: Utah, Washington
Natty odds: +25,000
10
Ole Miss Rebels (8-1)
9
USC Trojans (7-1)
8
Oregon Ducks (7-1)
7
TCU Horned Frogs (8-0)
Key wins: Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Kansas, Oklahoma
Natty odds: +6,600
6
Alabama Crimson Tide (7-1)
Key wins: Texas A&M, Texas, Mississippi State, Arkansas
Natty odds: +300 (Roll Tide Wire)
5
Clemson Tigers (8-0)
Key wins: Wake Forest, Syracuse, NC State, FSU
Natty odds: +1,600 (Clemson Wire)
4
Michigan Wolverines (8-0)
Key wins: Penn State, Michigan State, Iowa
Natty odds: +1,600 (Wolverines Wire)
3
Ohio State Buckeyes (8-0)
Key wins: Notre Dame, Penn State, Michigan State
Natty odds: +200 (Buckeyes Wire)
2
Tennessee Volunteers (8-0)
Key wins: Alabama, LSU, Florida, Kentucky, Pitt
Natty odds: +1,100 (Vols Wire)
1
Georgia Bulldogs (8-0)
Natty odds: +200
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