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SI:AM | Two Coaches, Two Seats of Varying Warmth

Plus the Bears’ surge, Jonathan Taylor’s MVP case, CFP chaos, Pep’s 1,000th-game masterclass and more from a wild weekend.

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Forde-Yard Dash: Why 12 Teams in the College Football Playoff Are Enough

Amid recent talks of expanding the CFP to 16, this season’s chaos has proven that the current format might be better as is.

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Projecting the College Football Playoff Top 25 for Week 12

Here's how the committee might vote ahead of this Tuesday's rankings release.

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Five Big Questions for the College Football Playoff Committee After Chaotic Week 11

The ACC’s struggles, the battle for the No. 2 seed and a possible Group of 5 surprise headline a week that scrambled the playoff conversation.

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College Football Week 11 Winners and Losers: Indiana Is Just Too Much Fun

The Hoosiers pulled the escape of the year Saturday afternoon.

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College Football Playoff Bracket Week 11 Live Projections: Chaotic ACC in Tough Spot

Throughout Saturday’s slate, Sports Illustrated will give an updated look at the playoff seeding and matchups.

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How Iowa vs. Oregon Impacts the College Football Playoff Race for Both Programs

The Ducks are in good playoff position, but don’t count out the Hawkeyes, who are peaking at the right time.

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Eight Best College Football Games to Watch in Week 11: Let’s Crown the Big 12’s Top Team

With the Big 12 desperately hoping to be a two-bid league, two Top 10 programs state their case. Plus, Indiana’s last roadblock and an SEC rivalry dims—for now.

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How Texas Tech vs. BYU Impacts Both Teams’ College Football Playoff Chances

The top two teams in the Big 12 will jockey for playoff position on Saturday afternoon in Lubbock, Texas.

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College Football Playoff Rankings Release Schedule for 2025

The next rankings show is scheduled for Nov. 11.

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Imagining Five Deals We’d Like to See in a 2025 College Football Trade Deadline

If college football had a trade deadline like the pros, these blockbuster swaps could reshape the playoff race.

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How the CFP Rankings Compare to the AP Top 25 Poll

Comparing the College Football Playoff Rankings to This Week’s AP Poll.

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SI:AM | Jets and Cowboys Make Waves During Hectic NFL Trade Deadline

New York had an eye toward the future in dealing some of its top defenders, while Dallas’s strategy is less clear.

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ACC Snubbed in First College Football Playoff Rankings as Big 12 Surges Ahead

The selection committee sent a harsh message that the conference’s résumé is weak and its multibid playoff hopes are already on thin ice.

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Why Notre Dame’s No. 10 College Football Playoff Ranking Doesn’t Add Up

The Irish were the highest-rated two-loss team in the committee’s initial rankings, which is more than the team deserves at this point.

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College Football Playoff Race: Power Ranking CFP Bubble Teams After First Top 25

The CFP selection committee released its first set of rankings for the 2025 season on Tuesday.

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How Voting for the College Football Playoff Committee Works

A closer look at how the College Football Playoff committee makes their rankings.

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SI:AM | The Most Notable Results From College Basketball’s Opening Day

The schedule was light on heavyweight matchups, but there were still some big upsets.

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Forde-Yard Dash: Why We’re Already Annoyed About the CFP Rankings

The committee’s first Top 25 drops Tuesday, and we’re preemptively fired up about Bama’s loss, Notre Dame’s love and Big Ten bubble math.

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Texas’s Steve Sarkisian Had Strong Message About SEC Ahead of First CFP Rankings

Steve Sarkisian was not a fan of just three SEC teams making the CFP last year.

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Forde-Yard Dash: The Myth of Making the College Football Playoff Every Season

LSU fired Brian Kelly for missing the playoff, but even the sport’s biggest powers can’t hit that mark every season in today’s parity-driven game.

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What to Watch As the College Football Playoff Selection Committee Rankings Debut

From crowded conference races to a wide-open Group of 5 field, the first CFP rankings on Tuesday will reveal what the committee truly values.

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College Football Playoff Eliminator: Which Teams Are Out or Alive for a Berth After Week 10

The ACC is likely a one-bid league, while the Big 12 tiebreakers could either be simple or complicated depending on these final weeks.

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Forde: College Football Playoff Projected Bracket After Week 10

Vanderbilt and Miami drop out after big losses ahead of the CFP committee’s first rankings reveal.

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Utah Looked Like a Big 12 and CFP Contender Again in a Beatdown of Cincinnati

The Utes delivered a complete performance in all three phases to rout the Bearcats, though two earlier losses still loom large in the conference and College Football Playoff races.

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