College Football Playoff predictions Week 9 - ESPN

Did a 60-yard field goal save a College Football Playoff run? Has a QB injury done in the No. 2 team? Did a backup QB keep a contender alive?

How will this season'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.

Maybe. With the first CFP rankings coming out Tuesday, Week 9 gave each contender a chance to make its case.

Indiana matched a 60-yard field goal by Minnesota to reach overtime and beat the Gophers. Ohio State struggled without starting quarterback Julian Sayin and the Buckeyes fell to USC.

After losing last week, Texas Tech turned to Thomas Castellanos to jump-start its offense. He accounted for 263 total yards and three scores in a win over Arizona.

Here are our experts' picks for the CFP field:

Andrea Adelson: 1. Miami 2. Georgia 3. UCLA 4. Utah 5. Kentucky 6. Notre Dame 7. Wake Forest 8. Indiana 9. Texas 10. Ole Miss 11. Alabama 12. Boise State

Kyle Bonagura: 1. Miami 2. Utah 3. UCLA 4. Georgia 5. BYU 6. Notre Dame 7. Indiana 8. Kentucky 9. Wake Forest 10. Alabama 11. Ohio State 12. Boise State

Bill Connelly: 1. Miami 2. UCLA 3. Utah 4. Georgia 5. Notre Dame 6. Indiana 7. Kentucky 8. Wake Forest 9. Boise State 10. BYU 11. Texas Tech 12. Ole Miss

David Hale: 1. Miami 2. Georgia 3. UCLA 4. Kentucky 5. Notre Dame 6. Utah 7. Indiana 8. Wake Forest 9. Texas 10. Ole Miss 11. Alabama 12. UTSA

Eli Lederman: 1. Miami 2. Georgia 3. UCLA 4. Utah 5. Notre Dame 6. BYU 7. Indiana 8. Texas 9. Kentucky 10. Boise State 11. Wake Forest 12. Alabama

Max Olson: 1. Miami 2. Georgia 3. Indiana 4. Notre Dame 5. Utah 6. BYU 7. UCLA 8. Kentucky 9. Texas 10. Ohio