With the College Football Playoff Semifinals and National Championship still to come, we’re determining the final AP Top 25.
The regular bowl season is over, so the majority of the AP rankings should be close, but the top five will be difficult. Here are our predictions for the final AP Top 5. For the national title (here’s how we believe it will work)…
Ohio State beats Notre Dame
1. Ohio State, 2. Notre Dame, 3. Oregon, 4. Texas, 5 Penn State
Ohio State beats Penn State
1. Ohio State, 2. Oregon, 3. Penn State, 4. Texas, 5. Notre Dame
Texas beats Notre Dame
1. Texas, 2. Notre Dame, 3. Ohio State, 4. Oregon, 5. Penn State
Texas beats Penn State
1. Texas, 2. Ohio State, 3. Oregon, 4. Penn State. 5 Notre Dame
Notre Dame beats Ohio State
1. Notre Dame. 2. Ohio State, 3. Oregon, 4. Penn State, 5. Texas
Notre Dame beats Texas
1. Notre Dame, 2. Texas, 3. Ohio State, 4. Oregon. 5. Penn State
Penn State beats Ohio State
1. Penn State, 2. Ohio State, 3. Oregon, 4. Notre Dame, 5. Texas
Penn State beats Texas
1. Penn State, 2. Texas, 3. Ohio State, 4. Oregon, 5. Notre Dame
Have you got all of that? We’ll obviously adjust the overall rankings once the playoffs are over, but for now…
AP Poll Top 25 Final Season Prediction
Top 5 Predicted Others Receiving Votes: Kansas State, Michigan, Colorado, Tulane, LSU
25 Louisville
Record: 9-4
Final Regular Season Rank: NR
Sun: Louisville 35, Washington 34
24 Memphis
Record: 11-2
Final Regular Season Rank: 25
Frisco: Memphis 42, West Virginia 37
23 UNLV
Record: 11-3
Final Regular Season Rank: 24
LA: UNLV 24, Cal 13
22 Missouri
Record: 10-3
Final Regular Season Rank: 23
Music City: Missouri 27, Iowa 24
21 Syracuse
Record: 10-3
Final Regular Season Rank: 22
Holiday: Syracuse 52, Washington State 35
20 Alabama
Record: 9-4
Final Regular Season Rank: 11
ReliaQuest: Michigan 19, Alabama 13
19 Miami
Record: 10-3
Final Regular Season Rank: 15
Pop-Tarts: Iowa State 42, Miami 41
18 South Carolina
Record: 9-4
Final Regular Season Rank: 14
Citrus: Illinois 21, South Carolina 17
17 Army
Record: 12-2
Final Regular Season Rank: 19
Independence: Army 27, Louisiana Tech 6
16 BYU
Record: 11-2
Final Regular Season Rank: 17
Alamo: BYU 36, Colorado 14
15 Illinois
Record: 10-3
Final Regular Season Rank: 21
Citrus: Illinois 21, South Carolina 17
14 Clemson
Record: 10-4
Final Regular Season Rank: 13
CFP 1st Round: Texas 38, Clemson 24
13 SMU
Record: 11-3
Final Regular Season Rank: 12
CFP 1st Round: Penn State 38, SMU 10
12 Iowa State
Record: 11-3
Final Regular Season Rank: 18
Pop-Tarts: Iowa State 42, Miami 41
11 Ole Miss
Record: 10-3
Final Regular Season Rank: 16
Gator: Ole Miss 52, Duke 20
10 Boise State
Record: 12-2
Final Regular Season Rank: 8
CFP 1st Round: Penn State 31, Boise State 14
9 Indiana
Record: 11-2
Final Regular Season Rank: 9
CFP 1st Round: Notre Dame 27, Indiana 17
8 Arizona State
Record: 11-3
Final Regular Season Rank: 10
CFP 1st Round: Texas 39, Arizona State 31
7 Tennessee
Record: 10-3
Final Regular Season Rank: 7
CFP 1st Round: Ohio State 42, Tennessee 17
6 Georgia
Record: 11-3
Final Regular Season Rank: 2
CFP Quarterfinal: Notre Dame 23, Georgia 10
1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 Penn State
Record: 13-2
Final Regular Season Rank: 5
CFP Semifinals To Come
1, 2, or 4 Texas
Record: 13-2
Final Regular Season Rank: 4
CFP Semifinals To Come
2, 3, or 4 Oregon
Record: 13-1
Final Regular Season Rank: 1
CFP Quarterfinal: Ohio State 41, Oregon 21
1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 Notre Dame
Record: 13-1
Final Regular Season Rank: 3
CFP Semifinals To Come
1, 2 or 3 Ohio State
Record: 12-2
Final Regular Season Rank: 6
CFP Semifinals To Come
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