Week 13 College Football Playoff eliminator

With one week left before conference championship games, 30 teams remain in contention for the College Football Playoff. Ohio State, Indiana, and Texas A&M have secured playoff bids with 11-0 records. This leaves 27 teams competing for the final nine spots. Because Ohio State and Indiana are in the same conference, at least one at-large bid is guaranteed.

The competition for at-large bids intensifies as 18 teams vie for 11 playoff spots. The AAC champion, Mountain West champion, or James Madison will claim the 12th playoff spot. Key teams in the race include Miami and Georgia Tech from the ACC; Texas Tech, BYU, and Utah from the Big 12; Ohio State, Indiana, Oregon, and Michigan from the Big Ten; and Texas A&M, Alabama, Georgia, Ole Miss, Oklahoma, Vanderbilt, and Texas from the SEC. Notre Dame remains the only independent team in contention.

An error in previous calculations has reinstated Duke, which can still