College Football Playoff predictions Week 12 - Who's most likely to make the playoff field - ESPN

Coming off the second College Football Playoff rankings, there were teams with losses facing potential elimination scenarios. The Georgia Bulldogs and SMU Mustangs needed wins to keep alive conference title or at-large playoff bids.

How will Saturday's top games affect the College Football Playoff chase? What are the current odds for the top four? The Allstate Playoff Predictor has the answers. Check back every week as the odds are updated following that week's games.

UGA got back in the SEC race with a physical win over Tennessee. Quarterback Carson Beck threw for 346 yards and Georgia's defense bottled up Tennessee QB Nico Iamaleava. SMU survived an upset-minded Boston College team to stay undefeated in conference play and get a step closer to the ACC title game.

The Colorado Buffaloes have vaulted into playoff contention and is in the driver's seat for the Big 12 title. The Buffs rolled Utah behind 340 yards passing and three touchdowns from Shedeur Sanders.

Here are our experts' top 12 College Football Playoff picks:

Andrea Adelson: 1. Oregon 2. Texas 3. Miami 4. Colorado 5. Indiana 6. Ohio State 7. Penn State 8. Alabama 9. Ole Miss 10. Georgia 11. Notre Dame 12. Boise State

Kyle Bonagura: 1. Oregon 2. Texas 3. SMU 4. Boise State 5. Indiana 6. Ohio State 7. Penn State 8. Notre Dame 9. Alabama 10. Ole Miss 11. Georgia 12. BYU

Bill Connelly: 1. Oregon 2. Texas 3. SMU 4. Colorado 5. Indiana 6. Ohio State 7. Penn State 8. Notre Dame 9. Miami 10. Alabama 11. BYU 12. Boise State

David Hale: 1. Oregon 2. Texas 3. Miami 4. Boise State 5. Ohio State 6. Ole Miss 7. Georgia 8. Indiana 9. Notre Dame 10. Alabama 11. BYU 12. SMU

Eli Lederman: 1. Oregon 2. Texas 3. Colorado 4. Miami 5. Ohio State 6. Indiana 7. Penn State 8. Notre