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College football rankings: Predicting the CFP poll for Championship Week
Locking in our predictions for the next College Football Playoff rankings after Ohio State's loss to Michigan and heading into Championship Week
What a difference a week makes, especially when it's Rivalry Week. As the 2023 college football regular season finale comes and goes, the contenders took the opportunity to separate themselves from the pretenders, especially when it came to the sport's most bitter rivalry. Michigan, two-time defending Big Ten champions and playoff hopefuls, knocked off Ohio State for a third-straight year in a battle of undefeated, top-five teams, a result that will shake up the rankings this week.
10. Penn State
9. Missouri
8. Ohio State
7. Alabama
6. Texas
5. Oregon
4. Florida State
3. Washington
2. Michigan
1. Georgia
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