Affiliate Disclosure This post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase through them, we may earn a commission.

Yahoo Sports Playoff predictions: Ducks, Broncos, Devils get First-Round byes

December 7, 2024

By Nick Bromberg, Senior Writer, Yahoo Sports: SMU or Alabama?

That’s the College Football Playoff committee’s big dilemma heading into the final set of rankings on Sunday. The Mustangs battled back against Clemson to tie the game with less than 30 seconds to go before losing 34-31 to the Tigers on a 56-yard field goal with no time left.

The loss drops SMU to 11-2 and the Mustangs will assuredly fall from No. 8 in the rankings. But will they fall out of the playoff?

Alabama jumped Miami for the final spot in the provisional playoff field on Tuesday despite having a 9-3 record to Miami’s 10-2 record. The Hurricanes have lost two of their last three games and ended the regular season with a loss at Syracuse.

Read the full story…

Shop the latest College Football Apparel from Fanatics!

Looking for more SuperWest team news? Find it at our Team News Feed

News Feed