November 16th is the most recent College Football Playoff Analysis and Tracker

From now on, every Saturday during the day, come back here to see the live status, thoughts, analysis, and tracker for each of the teams that have a real chance of making it to the College Football Playoff.

Which of the candidates do you think is best?

Do not forget that there are 12 teams in the playoffs this year, and the top five teams in each conference automatically make it. So, there are seven spots left open. The race for the conference titles is now bigger and more important than ever.

What did happen on November 16th and what does it mean for the College Football Playoff picture?

College Football Playoff Tracker

Kansas 17, BYU 13

Kansas scored when the special teams made a mistake, and the defense held BYU to only three points in the second half. They finished the upset with a stop on a late fourth down.

Current College Football Playoff Ranking: 6
Projected CFP Ranking Nov. 19: 13
Next Game: at Arizona State
Will BYU Make The CFP: No. It’ll

New Mexico 38, Washington State 35

WA State needed one last stop in a back-and-forth game but could not get it. At the end of the game, New Mexico scored a touchdown after going 75 yards in 11 plays. They also blocked a final Cougar Hail Mary attempt.

Current College Football Playoff Ranking: 18
Projected CFP Ranking Nov. 19: Out
Next Game: at Oregon State
Will Washington State Make The CFP: No. It’s done with losses to Boise State and New Mexico, both from the Mountain West.

Georgia 31, Tennessee 17

Georgia was tougher than Tennessee when it had to be, Carson Beck came up with a strong performance, and the defense shut out the Vol offense in the second half.

Georgia
Current College Football Playoff Ranking: 12
Projected CFP Ranking Nov. 19: 10
Next Game: UMass
Will Georgia Make The CFP: Yeah. It’ll have to slide in and go on the road in the first round – it’ll beat UMass and Georgia Tech – but this will be the team no one wants to face.

Tennessee
Current College Football Playoff Ranking: 7
Projected CFP Ranking Nov. 19: 14
Next Game: at Auburn
Will Tennessee Make The CFP: Lean yes, but barely. It’ll get by UTEP and Vanderbilt, the the close win over Alabama will be the only decent resume victory.

Oregon 16, Wisconsin 13

The Oregon defense came up big late, the offense settled for field goals, and it was a survive-and-advance game against a Badger team that played – considering the opposition – one of its strongest games of the season.

Current College Football Playoff Ranking: 1
Projected CFP Ranking Nov. 19: 1
Next Game: Washington
Will Oregon Make The CFP: Yes. It’ll either be 11-1 with a win over Ohio State and a lost to Washington, or 12-1 with a Big Ten Championship loss, or 13-0. No matter what, it’ll be in.

Texas A&M 38, New Mexico State 3

Ashton Jeanty went Ashton Jeanty with three touchdown runs as Boise State overcame a slew start to roll in the second half.

Current College Football Playoff Ranking: 15
Projected CFP Ranking Nov. 19: 14
Next Game: at Auburn
Will Texas A&M Make The CFP: Lean yes. It’ll beat Auburn, and then it comes down to the game against Texas. Win that, and it’ll be in the SEC Championship and in no matter what.

Boise State 42, San Jose State 21

Ashton Jeanty went Ashton Jeanty with three touchdown runs as Boise State overcame a slew start to roll in the second half.

Current College Football Playoff Ranking: 13
Projected CFP Ranking Nov. 19: 12
Next Game: at Wyoming
Will Boise State Make The CFP: Yes. It’ll blow through Wyoming and Oregon State before beating Colorado State in the Mountain West Championship.

Penn State 49, Purdue 10

The Nittany Lions didn’t have to break much of a sweat with a strong passing day from Drew Allar and no drama whatsoever. They got up fast and cruised from there.

Current College Football Playoff Ranking: 4
Projected CFP Ranking Nov. 19: 4
Next Game: at Minnesota
Will Penn State Make The CFP: Yes. Minnesota will be a fight, but the Nittany Lions will get in as the 5, 6, or 7.

Alabama 52, Mercer 7

Alabama put this away in the first quarter, got the light scrimmage in, moving on.

Current College Football Playoff Ranking: 10
Projected CFP Ranking Nov. 19: 9
Next Game: at Oklahoma
Will Louisville Make The CFP: Yes. The call stands that Alabama will work its way into the SEC Championship, win it, get into the CFP as the 2 seed.

Stanford 38, Louisville 35

With 17 fourth quarter points, a late rally, and a walk-off field goal, Stanford pulled off a stunning win over Louisville.

Current College Football Playoff Ranking: 17
Projected CFP Ranking Nov. 19: Out
Next Game: Pitt
Will Louisville Make The CFP: No. Out with four wins. Out of the ACC Championship mix.

SMU 38, Boston College 28

Boston College gave SMU a battle. After a late stop SMU pulled away on a late touchdown to end the drama – it never trailed all game – but it was a good test.

Current College Football Playoff Ranking: 14
Projected CFP Ranking Nov. 19: Same, around 14
Next Game: at Virginia
Will Louisville Make The CFP: Lean yes. It’ll finish with 11 wins – no 11-win Power 5 program over the last ten years would’ve been left out of an expanded CFP. It still remains to be seen if it’s the same in a Power 4 world.

Notre Dame 35, Virginia 14

Notre Dame toyed with Virginia with a 28-0 first half lead and cruised from there.

Current College Football Playoff Ranking: 8
Projected CFP Ranking Nov. 19: 7
Next Game: Army
Will Notre Dame Make The CFP: Yes. It’ll beat Army and USC to end up 11-1.

Florida 27, LSU 16

The Gators ran the ball well, but LSU stopped them with two field goals in the second half. With a score of 6-4, that is it. It is likely that LSU will not be able to make it to the College Football Playoff.

Current College Football Playoff Ranking: 22
Projected CFP Ranking Nov. 19: Out
Next Game: Vanderbilt
Will LSU Make The CFP: No

Clemson 24, Pitt 20

Pitt scored a field goal to take the lead with just over a minute left, giving Pitt a 17–7 lead. It looked like Clemson would lose, but Cade Klubnik ran for a 50-yard score. The Tiger D ended it with a pick.

Current College Football Playoff Ranking: 20
Projected CFP Ranking Nov. 19: Around 18
Next Game: Citadel
Will Clemson Make The CFP: It needs a Miami loss in the final two games – watch out for a trip to Syracuse. Yes, if Clemson gets into the ACC Championship, no if it doesn’t. It can lose to Citadel and South Carolina and it won’t matter.

Colorado 49, Utah 24

A late explosion beat Utah’s brave team. Even though the Buffaloes were in charge the whole game, Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter really shone.

Current College Football Playoff Ranking: 17
Projected CFP Ranking Nov. 19: Around 15
Next Game: at Kansas
Will Colorado Make The CFP: It’s in the Big 12 Championship if it beats Kansas and Oklahoma State. It’ll likely have to win the Big 12 title – 10-3 almost certainly doesn’t get the at-large bid. At the moment, lean no – if Kansas doesn’t rise up in a shootout, BYU in the Big 12 Championship might.

Tulane 35, Navy 0

Navy was only able to gain 113 yards of offense, which was enough for Tulane to easily win. You can see Tulane play Army in the American Athletic Conference Championship after they beat them.

Current College Football Playoff Ranking: 17
Projected CFP Ranking Nov. 19: Around 15
Next Game: Memphis
Will Tulane Make The CFP: It’ll be close. It’ll beat Memphis and hold up against Army, but it’s up Boise State. With two losses Tulane won’t get an at-large bid, but if it wins the AAC it’ll be the first one up into one of the automatic five spots if Boise State doesn’t win the Mountain West.

Texas 20, Arkansas 10

The Longhorns owned the first half, but survived as Arkansas made a good comeback and was driving late, but a turnover sealed the win.

Current College Football Playoff Ranking: 25
Projected CFP Ranking Nov. 19: Around 23
Next Game: Kentucky
Will Texas Make The CFP: Assuming a win over Kentucky, yes if it beats Texas A&M, lean no if it doesn’t. The call from the start of the season remains – the loss to A&M will take out the Longhorns – there won’t be a great win.

Ohio State 31, Northwestern 7

Nobody got upset because Ohio State scored 31 straight points to win the game. The Buckeyes’ defense gave up 251 yards in a clean game.
Current College Football Playoff Ranking: 2
Projected CFP Ranking Nov. 19: 2
Next Game: Indiana
Will Ohio State Make The CFP: Projected yes as the Big Ten champion or runner-up.