College Football Playoff Predictions Week 6 – Who is most likely to make the playoffs?

Well, that was unexpected.

As is often the case, a week that looked relatively boring on paper ended up causing the most chaos.

Overall, five of the country’s top 11 teams lost, including four to unranked opponents.

A week after Alabama rose to the top of the AP poll after a thrilling win over Georgia, Vanderbilt was stunned, throwing this week’s playoff picks into disarray. While the new 12-team playoff keeps the Tide firmly in the running for a spot, their hopes of a top-four finish and an opening-round bye have certainly been dashed.

But the flood was far from alone. Tennessee went to Arkansas and lost 19-14. Michigan and USC traveled across the country to conference games in Washington and Minnesota, respectively, and both lost.

And then late that night, more than 13 hours after an epic “College GameDay,” Cal nearly defeated No. 8 Miami before the Hurricanes rallied in the fourth quarter.

On the other hand, Ohio State and great freshman receiver Jeremiah Smith rolled past Iowa. Georgia rebounded from its loss to Alabama by defeating Auburn. And Penn State cruised past UCLA.

One of the most impressive performances of the day came early on when Texas A&M defeated then-No. 9 Missouri, 41-10.

The Friday night result that shook up the rankings the most was Syracuse’s overtime win at UNLV. The Rebels were the most popular choice for the 12th-seeded Group 5 champion, an honor that now goes to Boise State.

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

Andrea Adelson: 1. Texas 2. Ohio State 3. Miami 4. BYU 5. Oregon 6. Penn State 7. Georgia 8. Iowa State 9. Ole Miss 10. Tennessee 11. Clemson 12. Boise State

Kyle Bonagura: 1. Texas 2. Ohio State 3. Miami 4. BYU 5. Oregon 6. Penn State 7. Alabama 8. Georgia 9. Clemson 10. Iowa State 11. Boise State 12. Notre Dame 12

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

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

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

Chris Low: 1. Texas 2. Ohio State 3. Clemson 4. BYU 5. Oregon 6. Penn State 7. Alabama 8. Georgia 9. Notre Dame 10. Tennessee 11. Ole Miss 12. Army

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

Adam Rittenberg: 1. Texas 2. Ohio State 3. Miami 4. Iowa State 5. Oregon 6. Georgia 7. Penn State 8. Alabama 9. Clemson 10. Notre Dame 11. Texas A&M 12. Boise State

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

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

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

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