It’s all so simple now. Almost like the calm before a storm. If Clemson and Alabama take care of business in their respective conference championships Saturday, the College Football Playoff is essentially set. Those two will join Big 12 champion Oklahoma and the winner of the Iowa and Michigan State clash as the four teams with a chance at the national title. If the Tigers or Crimson Tide lose, all bets are off. The defending champion Ohio State Buckeyes are looming after their annual beatdown of Michigan, and the two-loss Stanford Cardinal will have a legitimate case if they manage to beat USC in the Pac-12 Championship Game. While Buckeye Nation and Stanford fans are on Team Chaos heading into Week 14, things will actually go according to script in the conference title games. Games unfolding as expected may be an upset in this roller-coaster college football season, but the selection committee will avoid any impending headaches when the Crimson Tide and Tigers clinch their bids. Here is a look at a predicted Top 10 following the Week 14 slate: Predicted College Football Playoff Top 10 Following Week 14 Rank Team 1 Clemson 2 Alabama 3 Oklahoma 4 Michigan State 5 Ohio State 6 Stanford 7 Iowa 8 Notre Dame 9 Florida State 10 TCU Relevant Poll Predictions Clemson over North Carolina for the No. 1 Seed Clemson fans have some reason for concern for maybe the first time all season after their team allowed 32 points to the same South Carolina squad that lost to The Citadel. However, there is a reason the cliche “throw out the records” exists for those types of rivalry games…
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