In theory, the College Football Playoff picture should be getting clearer with just one week remaining in the regular season before the

SMU nudges its way into the bracket and Indiana drops just five spots to No. 10 despite a lopsided loss, as the latest 12-team field excludes Alabama and Mississippi, both of which suffered their

Boise State is on pace to beat the Big 12 champion for a first-round bye in the College Football Playoff, and with Tulane on the rise, could the Green Wave push the conference entirely out of the 12-team playoff?