• Skip to main content
  • Skip to header right navigation
  • Skip to site footer
Mike Farrell Sports

Mike Farrell Sports

College Football Recruiting, Opinion, and Analysis

  • Player Promotion
  • Recruiting
  • Portal
  • Fact or Fiction
  • Mind of Mike
  • Draft
  • Sponsors
  • About

CFP Ranking Show Preview & Predictions

Today, Luke Brumm provides us with a preview of the initial college football playoff rankings, giving us his prediction for the current field.

November 1, 2022
FacebookTweetPin

The first College Football Playoff rankings of the year are being released tonight at 7 pm on ESPN. We will get our first look inside the minds of the committee and see what they think about the top teams in the country.


You have Georgia, Tennessee, and Ohio State that could be ranked number one, and many credible people have made their case for each one of these teams to be ranked there. Georgia is undefeated with a 46-point win over a current top-ten team and the defending national champions. Tennessee has surprised everyone this season. They are undefeated and beat Alabama in a crazy game a few weeks ago. Then you have Ohio State. They are also undefeated and are coming off an impressive win this past weekend at Penn State.


After those top three teams, you have Michigan, Clemson, and TCU as the other three unbeaten teams. Michigan just beat instate rival Michigan State by a lot and Clemson had a bye week last weekend. TCU has been the other surprise team this season. They are currently undefeated and are looking really good. Alabama is the top one-loss team in the country with Oregon, USC, UCLA, and Ole Miss right behind them.

With that being said, here are my predictions for the first rankings show:


1. Georgia

I believe they will give Georgia the top spot in the first rankings. They still haven’t lost yet and almost all of their wins have been by double digits.

https://twitter.com/SECNetwork/status/1586708253974609920

2. Tennessee

I give Tennessee the nod over Ohio State for the two spots. Their win against Alabama and the dominance they showed against LSU and Kentucky put them above Ohio State.

More Sports News

2026 Quinn Purnell

A Legacy of Football Talent: 2026 OL Quinn Purnell

Biggest Surprise and Biggest Disappointment in the Big Ten Will Be…..

Three players, who were recently arrested, have been indefinitely suspended

TRENDING: Three Players Suspended Indefinitely After Arrest

Farmageddon Heads to Ireland for 2025 Season Opener

Sep 6

TRENDING: Interesting New Job for Former ACC Head Coach

2026 QB Liam Nelson

Spotlight on Maryland Prep QBs: 2026 QB Liam Nelson

LaNorris Sellers

Face of the SEC: LaNorris Sellers

Nov 16

Sumrall, Candle, and More: Top 10 G5 Head Coach Rankings

Vols Are Cooking on the Recruiting Trail

2026 QB Gavin Beard

Talented Texas Prep QBs: 2026 QB Gavin Beard

Football and culture: How sport has shaped American society

Jan 9

Bigger Playoff, Smaller Stakes: The Decline of College Football’s Regular Season

https://twitter.com/BarstoolBigCat/status/1586497932928221184

3. Ohio State

The Buckeyes come in at number three. They continue to improve every week and have looked unstoppable at times.

https://twitter.com/11W/status/1587198718939471875

4. Michigan

I have Michigan over Clemson and TCU here at four. Their run game is elite and they simply look like a better team than both the Tigers and Horned Frogs.

Michigan QB JJ McCarthy is seen here scrambling for a first down against Michigan State. Photo by Kirthmon F. Dozier of the Detroit Free Press

First two teams out

5. Clemson

Clemson Freshman QB fields questions in a postgame press conference. Photo by Ken Ruinard of USA Today. 

6. TCU

Clemson and TCU are the first two out in my opinion. Clemson keeps winning and TCU squeaks in over Bama because I think the committee will value their unblemished record.

https://twitter.com/bitsvisuals/status/1587513030367383552


The rest of the top ten

7. Alabama

https://twitter.com/austingayle_/status/1585432165810319361

8. USC

https://twitter.com/uscfb/status/1586753498913603587

9. Oregon

https://twitter.com/247Sports/status/1586493385053200384

10. Ole Miss

https://twitter.com/ran_dynasty/status/1586511725100163074

Category: College FootballTag: Alabama, Clemson, Georgia, Michigan, Ohio State, Ole Miss, Oregon, TCU, Tennessee, USC
FacebookTweetPin

You’ll Also Like


Carson Beck

Carson Beck Brings Star Power to Miami in 2025

TRENDING: Suspended ACC DB Reinstated After 2024 Arrest

Biggest Surprise and Biggest Disappointment in the Big 12 Will Be…..

Ryan Silverfield

Exploring Conference Realignment: Potential Hits and Misses

Most Dangerous Players in CFB the Last 20 Years

B1G Media Days

9-Game Conference Schedules: It Just Means More


  • Facebook
  • X
  • Instagram
  • YouTube

© 2025 · All Rights Reserved

Powered by the BizBudding Publisher Network

Privacy Manager