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Create a path to the College Football Playoff for top contenders

Create a path to the College Football Playoff for top contenders

Week 5 of the college football season will feature four matchups in which both teams are ranked in the AP Top 25, and the one to watch could very well be Friday night when Utah visits Oregon State. As always, the Allstate Playoff Predictor gives you a chance to look into the future and see the ramifications of this week’s games.

For the past nine years, the Allstate Playoff Predictor has been painting a week-to-week picture of which teams have a realistic chance to be one of the four in the College Football Playoff, and overall, it has been pretty accurate, if we do say so ourselves. All nine champions were given at least a 65% chance to make the CFP before their championship season even began.

Using that stat and the criteria below to set the table, we give you the chance to pick a team and decide how its season will pan out. According to your choices, the Allstate Playoff Predictor will determine how likely that team is to be one of the four CFP semifinalists.