No. 1 Alabama, No. 2 Notre Dame, No. 3 Clemson and No. 4 Ohio State dominated their respective matchups. There will likely be no movement when the third set of College Football Playoff rankings are released Tuesday.
Those four teams won by a combined score of 197-60 Saturday.
Sporting News flipped the College Football Playoff semifinal matchups in our latest bowl projections: We now have Alabama playing Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl, and Ohio State and Clemson meeting in the Rose Bowl.
Our championship game is a familiar one, too. Who’s ready for another installment of Alabama-Clemson?
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This season’s semifinals are scheduled for Jan. 1 at the Rose Bowl Game and the Sugar Bowl. The Playoff championship game will be Jan. 11 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla.
With that in mind, here are Sporting News’ picks for the College Football Playoff and New Year’s Day 6 heading into Week 15: