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.

Texas’s win over Vanderbilt has shaken things up in the playoff rankings. / Scott Wachter-Imagn Images

The CFP selection committee unveils its rankings Tuesday night, beginning the monthlong silly season leading up to the only one that matters—the final rankings on Dec. 7. As of today, this is how The Dash sees it—with two Big Ten teams far ahead of the rest of the pack.

(Of note: BYU and Texas Tech will clear things up between them Saturday in Lubbock.)

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College Football Playoff projection after Week 10

1. Ohio State
2. Indiana
3. Texas A&M
4. Alabama
5. Georgia
6. Mississippi 
7. Oregon
8. BYU
9. Texas Tech
10. Virginia
11. Louisville
12. Memphis 

On the Bubble

• Oklahoma
• Notre Dame
• Iowa
• Georgia Tech
• Miami
• Texas
• Vanderbilt
• USC
• Michigan
• Missouri
• Pittsburgh

First Round

• No. 12 Memphis at No. 5 Georgia
• No. 11 Louisville at No. 6 Mississippi
• No. 10 Virginia at No. 7 Oregon
• No. 9 Texas Tech at No. 8 BYU

Quarterfinals

• Cotton Bowl: No. 4 Alabama vs. winner of No. 12 Memphis at No. 5 Georgia
• Sugar Bowl: No. 3 Texas A&M vs. winner of No. 11 Louisville at No. 6 Mississippi
• Orange Bowl: No. 2 Indiana vs. winner of No. 10 Virginia at No. 7 Oregon
• Rose Bowl: No. 1 Ohio State vs. winner of No. 9 Texas Tech at No. 8 BYU

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