Overview
- USA TODAY moves Florida State into the projected 12-team playoff after a strong start that includes a win over Alabama.
- Notre Dame remains in the AP Top 25 at No. 24 despite an 0-2 start, with both losses to ranked teams in the final minute.
- USA TODAY keeps Notre Dame in the playoff conversation contingent on winning out against a lighter upcoming schedule.
- FanSided’s Week 4 projection, built off the AP poll, would send four Big Ten teams and four SEC teams to the field, with two from the ACC and one each from the Big 12 and American Athletic.
- In FanSided’s model, South Florida holds the Group of Five spot at No. 12 and Iowa State slots in as the Big 12 representative at No. 11, while Clemson drops out after a last-second loss to Georgia Tech.