College Football Playoffs Predictions: Who’s In and Who’s Out

By George Stockburger | Nov 9, 2015

The second round of college football playoffs poll of the season will be announced tonight, so the NFL Mocks staff decided to predict the top four teams. In the first round of picks, Clemson came out as the committees first team, followed by LSU, Ohio State, and Alabama. The selection committee clearly looked at strength of schedule a little closer this season, so some of our writers did the same.

We also decided to pick the first team out, a position no team ever wants to be in.

Check out what our staff thought prior to the first rankings being posted.

Tyler Morales: 1) Clemson 2) Alabama 3) Ohio State 4) Baylor

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Shawn Spencer: 1) Ohio State 2) Clemson 3) Alabama 4) Notre Dame

Rodney Stokes: 1) Clemson 2) Alabama 3) Ohio State 4) Notre Dame

Jonah Tuls: 1) Clemson 2) Alabama 3) Ohio State 4) Notre Dame

David Holmes: 1) Clemson 2) Alabama 3) Ohio State 4) Notre Dame

Chris Dougherty: 1) Clemson 2) Alabama 3) Notre Dame 4) Ohio State

George Stockburger: 1) Clemson 2) Alabama 3) Notre Dame 4) Ohio State

Next: AP Top 25: Clemson Reigns Supreme at Number One

Here are the first teams out in the opinion of our staff:

Tyler Morales: Stanford

Shawn Spencer: LSU

Rodney Stokes: LSU

Jonah Tuls: Baylor

David Holmes: LSU

George Stockburger: Oklahoma State

While their rankings aren’t as highly viewed at this point, the AP Poll did rank Clemson number one overall. Ohio State, Alabama and Baylor claimed their final three spots, while Oklahoma State just missed the cut. LSU, Michigan State, and TCU saw the biggest drops after being perennial favorites all season.

Games to watch this weekend with playoff implications: Oklahoma vs Baylor, Florida State vs North Carolina State

Stay tuned to NFL Mocks for when the NCAA Selection Committee’s poll becomes official later this week.

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