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Phil Harrison

Updated FiveThirtyEight Playoff predictions after third CFP Rankings release

We’re getting down to the wire of the 2021 college football season, and once again, Ohio State is firmly in the mix. The Buckeyes are really the only team that’s been in contention down the stretch of each and every year the College Football Playoff has been in place. And so it is again.

But what are the Buckeyes’ chances of getting into all the fun? In fact, what are the other contenders’ odds of making the four teams that get to battle it out for national supremacy?

We have the same questions, so we keep tabs on the folks over at  over FiveThirtyEight to see what their analytics say about every team that has a shot at the CFP. We kick the tires twice a week these days — once after the weekend’s games, and again after the CFP Rankings are unveiled midweek.

Here we are now two days removed from the third release of the College Football Playoff Rankings, one in which Ohio State remained at No. 4, so we’re at it again.

Here is Ohio State and the other contenders’ chances of making the College Football Playoff as we sit here in Week 12 after the latest rankings reveal.

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