Experts project College Football Playoff field after Week 5 results
Following Week 5, analysts rank Texas, Georgia and Miami among the top contenders for the College Football Playoff, while Florida suffered its only loss.
Seven of the ten teams ranked in the AP Top 10 played on the road in Week 5, but six of those teams secured decisive victories. The lone upset was No. 8 Florida, which was defeated by Missouri. Miami posted a 41-point win over Clemson, raising its season total to 248 points, a program record after five games. Notre Dame faced a tough test against North Carolina, leading early before a 17-point surge gave the Tar Heels the advantage.
College football analysts offered their projected playoff lineups. Georgia, Texas and Miami appeared most frequently in the top three spots across the ten experts surveyed. Other teams regularly mentioned included Notre Dame, Alabama, Indiana, Ohio State, and BYU. The rankings varied in order, but consensus centered on those eight programs as the likely core of the postseason field.