We're two weeks from the first College Football Playoff rankings of the season, and if my social media mentions are any indication, it appears people have begun to think about the endgame here.
The 2024 college football season has been a delightful mix of paradigm-shifting upsets and big games that exceeded expectations.
Everyone in the SEC has lost at least once — it's the first time that's been the case this early in the season since 2007, and you know how much I love 2007 references — and the best unbeaten team, Oregon, ranks just fifth in SP+ and eighth in FPI.
The best teams aren't producing the best résumés, and it's making the playoff race both messy and delightfully inclusive. Right now the Allstate Playoff Predictor gives Iowa State (48.1%) and Boise State (46.0%) better playoff odds than Alabama (43.5%), while BYU (41.8%) is higher than Clemson (40.3%).