College Football Playoff Predictions Week 5 – Who is most likely to make the playoffs?

Week 5 of the college football season saw one of the biggest matchups of the regular season as the No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs visited the No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide. In a matchup of teams that have won a total of five national titles in the last 10 years, this game was about the 2024 College Football Playoff.

In the first half it looked like it would be a loss for Alabama. Then Georgia overcame a 30-7 deficit and took the lead late in the fourth quarter. The two heavyweights traded big plays and long touchdowns before freshman cornerback Zabien Brown picked off Carson Beck in the end zone, securing the win for Alabama. It was Beck’s third pick of the game. On the other hand, Alabama’s QB Jalen Milroe totaled 491 yards and four touchdowns. The loss ended Georgia’s 42-game regular season winning streak.

It wasn’t the only game with ranked teams. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish handed the Louisville Cardinals their first loss of the season, and the Kansas State Wildcats beat the Oklahoma State Cowboys in a game involving Big 12 rivals. In the Big Ten, the Penn State Nittany Lions held off the Illinois Fighting Illini.

Two top-10 teams in the Associated Press Top 25 poll faced tough games against unranked conference opponents. The Miami Hurricanes rallied in the fourth quarter and survived a Hail Mary to beat the Virginia Tech Hokies on Friday night. Then the Ole Miss Rebels lost to the Kentucky Wildcats on Saturday. The Rebels were considered favorites for at least a playoff bid, but now have a small margin for error to get into the game.

Here are our experts’ top 12 picks for the College Football Playoff (Power 4 conference champions get the top four seeds):

Andrea Adelson: 1. Tennessee. 2. Ohio State. 3.Miami. 4.BYU. 5.Texas. 6.Alabama. 7.Oregon. 8. Penn State. 9. Missouri. 10. Georgia. 11.Clemson. 12.UNLV.

Kyle Bonagura: 1.Texas. 2. Ohio State. 3.Miami. 4. BYU 5. Alabama. 6. Tennessee. 7.Oregon. 8. Georgia. 9. Penn State. 10.Michigan. 11.Clemson. 12. James Madison.

Bill Connelly: 1.Alabama. 2. Ohio State. 3.Miami. 4. Iowa State. 5.Texas. 6. Tennessee. 7. Penn State. 8.Oregon. 9. Georgia. 10. Missouri. 11.Indiana. 12.UNLV.

David Hale: 1.Texas. 2. Ohio State. 3.Miami. 4. Iowa State. 5.Alabama. 6. Tennessee. 7. Clemson. 8. Penn State. 9. Georgia. 10.Oregon. 11. Notre Dame. 12.UNLV.

Eli Lederman: 1.Alabama. 2. Ohio State. 3.Miami. 4.Utah. 5.Texas. 6. Georgia. 7.Oregon. 8. Tennessee. 9. Penn State. 10. Missouri. 11. Notre Dame. 12. Boise State.

Chris Low: 1.Alabama. 2. Ohio State. 3.Miami. 4. Kansas State. 5.Texas. 6. Tennessee. 7. Georgia. 8.Oregon. 9. Penn State. 10. Clemson. 11. Missouri. 12.UNLV.

Harry Lyles Jr.: 1.Alabama. 2. Ohio State. 3.Miami. 4. Iowa State. 5.Texas. 6. Tennessee. 7. Georgia. 8. Penn State. 9.Oregon. 10.Indiana. 11. Missouri. 12.UNLV.

Max Olson: 1.Alabama. 2. Ohio State. 3.Miami. 4. Iowa State. 5.Texas. 6. Georgia. 7. Tennessee. 8. Penn State. 9.Oregon. 10. Clemson. 11. Ole Miss. 12.UNLV.

Adam Rittenberg: 1.Alabama. 2. Ohio State. 3.Miami. 4. Kansas State. 5.Texas. 6. Tennessee. 7. Georgia. 8.Oregon. 9. Penn State. 10. Clemson. 11. Missouri. 12.UNLV.

Mark Schlabach: 1.Alabama. 2. Ohio State. 3. Kansas State. 4.Miami. 5.Texas. 6. Tennessee. 7. Georgia. 8.Oregon. 9. Penn State. 10. Clemson. 11. Missouri. 12.UNLV.

Jake Trotter: 1.Alabama. 2. Ohio State. 3.Miami. 4.BYU. 5. Georgia. 6. Tennessee. 7.Texas. 8. Penn State. 9.Oregon. 10.Michigan. 11.Clemson. 12.UNLV.

Paolo Uggetti: 1.Alabama. 2. Ohio State. 3.Miami. 4.BYU. 5.Texas. 6. Georgia. 7.Oregon. 8. Tennessee. 9. Penn State. 10. Clemson. 11.Utah. 12. Boise State.

Dave Wilson: 1.Texas. 2. Ohio State. 3.Miami. 4. Iowa State. 5.Alabama. 6. Tennessee. 7. Clemson. 8. Penn State. 9. Georgia. 10.Oregon. 11. Notre Dame. 12.UNLV.