{"id":809540,"date":"2024-12-01T22:11:45","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T04:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/01\/college-football-playoff-picks-after-week-14\/"},"modified":"2024-12-01T22:11:45","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T04:11:45","slug":"college-football-playoff-picks-after-week-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/01\/college-football-playoff-picks-after-week-14\/","title":{"rendered":"College Football Playoff picks after Week 14"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Football <\/p>\n<div data-video=\"watch,640,360,42705331\" data-cerebro-id=\"674baf2e2b2e8f29323397bd\" data-title=\"Notre Dame's defense steps up for two massive pick-sixes\" data-source=\"espn\" data-contributing-partner=\"wsc\"><figcaption>\n<div>\n<p><span>Notre Dame&#8217;s defense steps up for two massive pick-sixes (0:50)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Notre Dame&#8217;s defense returns a 99-yard pick-six and a 100-yard pick-six in the fourth quarter. (0:50)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=\/i\/columnists\/espn_generic_m.jpg&#038;h=80&#038;w=80&#038;scale=crop\" alt width=\"40\" height=\"40\"><\/p>\n<p>ESPN staff<span>Nov 30, 2024, 11:30 PM ET<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>College football&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/scoreboard\">Rivalry Week<\/a> certainly delivered. Great games and potential <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/rankings\">College Football Playoff<\/a> chaos.<\/p>\n<p>While the No. 1 <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"116d333f-cf1a-0c67-d450-36a834af56de\" href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/team\/_\/id\/2483\/oregon-ducks\" target=\"_new\">Oregon Ducks<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/game\/_\/gameId\/401628569\">cruised past<\/a> the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"0c6752e3-aae3-f2c1-32c6-79b79425f9cc\" href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/team\/_\/id\/264\/washington-huskies\" target=\"_new\">Washington Huskies<\/a>, others in the top 10 weren&#8217;t so lucky. The No. 2 <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"2fc3b71f-8247-22a5-f6da-df3902cbb438\" href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/team\/_\/id\/194\/ohio-state-buckeyes\" target=\"_new\">Ohio State Buckeyes<\/a> were <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/game\/_\/gameId\/401628566\/michigan-ohio-state\">stunned by<\/a> the unranked <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"ea1660a4-aeb8-b9da-7d9f-fcd70d3a0162\" href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/team\/_\/id\/130\/michigan-wolverines\" target=\"_new\">Michigan Wolverines<\/a>. It was OSU&#8217;s fourth consecutive loss to Michigan. This one cost the Buckeyes a trip to the Big Ten title game and a first-round bye. Instead, the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"899b6845-67a4-16b2-c4a6-2406312be7fc\" href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/team\/_\/id\/213\/penn-state-nittany-lions\" target=\"_new\">Penn State Nittany Lions<\/a> will face Oregon for the Big Ten title and, potentially, the top overall seed in the CFP.<\/p>\n<p>The <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"2b3657a5-caae-31a2-899a-0d09df0f7bed\" href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/team\/_\/id\/2390\/miami-hurricanes\" target=\"_new\">Miami Hurricanes<\/a>, ranked No. 6 last week, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/game\/_\/gameId\/401635623\/miami-syracuse\">blew a 21-point lead<\/a> to the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"8a53c7d6-5f95-d1c0-ed4e-374f53b04443\" href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/team\/_\/id\/183\/syracuse-orange\" target=\"_new\">Syracuse Orange<\/a> and lost a chance to play for the ACC championship. Instead, the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"02382072-a5a3-24ff-6bd1-422a029bd33c\" href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/team\/_\/id\/228\/clemson-tigers\" target=\"_new\">Clemson Tigers<\/a> will meet the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"1ca864c9-0072-57e4-6fbf-d333f53e4409\" href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/team\/_\/id\/2567\/smu-mustangs\" target=\"_new\">SMU Mustangs<\/a> in Charlotte. The loss could cost the ACC multiple bids to the CFP and open the door to more two- or three-loss teams from the SEC or Big Ten.<\/p>\n<p>Here are our experts&#8217; top 12 College Football Playoff picks:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Andrea Adelson<\/strong>: 1. Oregon 2. Texas 3. SMU 4. Boise State 5. Penn State 6. Notre Dame 7. Indiana 8. South Carolina 9. Georgia 10. Tennessee 11. Arizona State 12. Ohio State<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kyle Bonagura<\/strong>: 1. Oregon 2. Texas 3. SMU 4. Boise State 5. Notre Dame 6. Ohio State 7. Penn State 8. Georgia 9. Tennessee 10. Indiana 11. Alabama 12. Arizona State<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bill Connelly<\/strong>: 1. Oregon 2. Texas 3. SMU 4. Arizona State 5. Notre Dame 6. Penn State 7. Georgia 8. Tennessee 9. Indiana 10. Ohio State 11. Boise State 12. Miami<\/p>\n<p><strong>David Hale<\/strong>: 1. Oregon 2. Texas 3. SMU 4. Boise State 5. Notre Dame 6. Penn State 7. Georgia 8. Tennessee 9. Ohio State 10. Indiana 11. Arizona State 12. Miami<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eli Lederman<\/strong>: 1. Oregon 2. Texas 3. SMU 4. Boise State 5. Notre Dame 6. Penn State 7. Georgia 8. Tennessee 9. Ohio State 10. Indiana 11. South Carolina 12. Arizona State<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chris Low<\/strong>: 1. Oregon 2. Georgia 3. SMU 4. Boise State 5. Texas. 6. Notre Dame. 7. Ohio State 8. Tennessee 9. Penn State 10. Indiana 11. South Carolina 12. Arizona State<\/p>\n<p><strong>Harry Lyles Jr.<\/strong>: 1. Oregon 2. Texas 3. SMU 4. Arizona State 5. Notre Dame 6. Penn State 7. Georgia 8. Tennessee 9. Indiana 10. Ohio State 11. Boise State 12. Miami<\/p>\n<p><strong>Max Olson<\/strong>: 1. Oregon 2. Texas 3. SMU 4. Arizona State 5. Penn State 6. Notre Dame 7. Georgia 8. Ohio State 9. Indiana 10. Tennessee 11. Boise State 12. Miami<\/p>\n<p><strong>Adam Rittenberg<\/strong>: 1. Oregon 2. Texas 3. SMU 4. Boise State 5. Notre Dame 6. Penn State 7. Georgia 8. Tennessee 9. Ohio State 10. Indiana 11. Arizona State 12. South Carolina<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mark Schlabach<\/strong>: 1. Oregon 2. Georgia 3. SMU 4. Boise State 5. Texas 6. Penn State 7. Notre Dame 8. Ohio State 9. Tennessee 10. Indiana 11. Arizona State 12. South Carolina<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jake Trotter<\/strong>: 1. Oregon 2. Texas 3. SMU 4. Boise State 5. Penn State 6. Notre Dame 7. Georgia 8. Ohio State 9. Tennessee 10. Indiana 11. South Carolina 12. Arizona State<\/p>\n<p><strong>Paolo Uggetti<\/strong>: 1. Oregon 2. Texas 3. SMU 4. Boise State 5. Penn State 6. Notre Dame 7. Georgia 8. Tennessee 9. Ohio State 10. Indiana 11. Arizona State 12. South Carolina<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave Wilson<\/strong>: 1. Oregon 2. Texas 3. SMU 4. Boise State 5. Penn State 6. Notre Dame 7. Georgia 8. Ohio State 9. Tennessee 10. Indiana 11. South Carolina 12. Arizona State<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/story\/_\/page\/playoffpredictions113024\/college-football-playoff-picks-predictions-week-14\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a> ESPN Staff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Notre Dame&#8217;s defense steps up for two massive pick-sixes (0:50) Notre Dame&#8217;s defense returns a 99-yard pick-six and a 100-yard pick-six in the fourth quarter. (0:50) ESPN staffNov 30, 2024, 11:30 PM ET College football&#8217;s Rivalry Week certainly delivered. Great games and potential College Football Playoff chaos. 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