There should be no difference in the desire to win the national championship among the 12 teams competing in the College Football Playoff. Everyone’s motivation should go to Spinal Tap 11. Expect everyone to give maximum effort.
But there are differences in who needs a championship more. So let’s rank all 12 teams in order of who needs a natty most when this fascinating tournament begins Friday night—and what every team’s worst-case scenario would be:
