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Undefeated and No. 1 Clemson is one win away from being firmly locked into the College Football Playoff. The Tigers have had such an impressive season, even if they fall in the ACC Championship game, they’re still likely to sneak into the four-team bracket. North Carolina hasn’t lost since opening night, but that defeat and a pair of wins over FCS opponents could be enough to keep the Tar Heels on the outside of the CFP if they are able to upset Clemson.... 

A spot in the College Football Playoff is on the line when Iowa and Michigan State battle in the Big Ten Championship game. The undefeated Hawkeyes cruised through the weaker West Division and avoided the big boys from the East. They’ll get the best of the bunch Saturday in the biggest-ever matchup between the programs.... 

It’s the matchup the SEC has seen the most in its championship game when Florida and Alabama meet for the eighth time with the league title on the line. Only this one isn’t expected to be close with the Tide opening as 16-point chalk. Alabama can secure a spot in the four-team playoff with a win while the Gators look to snap the East Division’s six-year drought in Atlanta.... 

It's been a strange year in the Mountain West for sure, as none of the teams which were the favorites at the start of the year factored into the league title.Instead, it'll be the San Diego State Aztecs and the Air Force Falcons matching wits for the MWC championship.... 

The Baylor Bears might've lost last week to TCU, but the argument could be made that they're headed to the Sugar Bowl anyway if they can beat the Texas Longhorns on Saturday. Texas might be just 4-7, but a win in this game will very likely send Charlie Strong's team to a bowl game with not enough teams qualifying this year.... 

Conference USA didn't turn out to be a great conference this year, but the teams at the top, the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles and the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, are both great stories. One will be crowned Conference USA champion on Saturday afternoon.... 

Though Oklahoma already has a slot in the College Football Playoff virtually sewn up, many believe the road for the Alabama Crimson Tide is actually easier than that of a team which doesn't have to play another game.The Tide are favored by over two touchdowns against the seemingly broken Florida Gators in the SEC Championship Game, though in this crazy world of college football, we've seen stranger things happen than an upset like this.... 

The Stanford Cardinal saved any playoff hopes they had last week when they knocked off Notre Dame at the gun.They've still got work to do and still definitively need some help, but it would behoove them to be as impressive as possible against the USC Trojans and their newly minted head coach, Clay Helton.... 

It's a de facto quarterfinal and an awesome prequel to the upcoming College Football Playoff. The Big Ten Championship Game between the Michigan State Spartans and the Iowa Hawkeyes will see two teams fight it out for just one spot in the playoff and the right to win a conference which was just downright zany all year long.... 

The Clemson Tigers know if they win the ACC Championship Game, they're heading into the College Football Playoff as the first overall seed in the tournament.If they lose though, not only are they almost certainly out, but the North Carolina Tar Heels will state their claim as to why they should be going to college football's "Final Four."... 

Bowling Green and Northern Illinois meet for the third consecutive year in the MAC Championship game in Detroit. The Huskies blasted the Falcons in last year’s championship game 51-17, but Bowling Green won’t be denied in this year’s rematch.... 

It's conference championship week in college football, and there are four teams which can wrap up their spot in the four-team playoff who will be on the field on Saturday.... 

There is no football quite like November football, and Rivalry Week is the best week of the year for sure. Whether your favorite team is a part of the College Football Playoff picture or not, you can bet that this biggest game of the weekend is coming up on Thursday, Friday or Saturday.... 

Sadly, this is the last week of the regular season in the Big Ten conference. Michigan State controls their own destiny. After pulling the huge upset over Ohio State a week ago, the Spartans will earn a trip to the Big Ten Championship game with a win this week at home against Penn State. If Michigan State were to lose then the winner of the Ohio State and Michigan game would advance to play the Iowa Hawkeyes. The Hawkeyes have already clinched the West Division and punched their ticket to the big game, however, the Hawkeyes face Nebraska this week and their perfect season is on the line.... 

The Iron Bowl is expected to be a one-sided beat down by Alabama, but the ‘Tide return to the scene of the ‘kick-six’ where they lost as a 10-point favorite in 2013 on a last-second 100 yard kick return of a missed field goal.... 

A 3-8 season for the Yellow Jackets and career threatening injury to Nick Chubb for the Bulldogs has taken a bit of the luster off what was expected to be a premier matchup between an ACC contender and SEC powerhouse.... 

This Egg Bowl battle for Mississippi is a good one with teams ranked in top-25.Both teams are in position for a good Bowl berth so a win in this game will go a long way for both teams.... 

South Carolina lost its coach midseason, have won just three games all year and have no real stand out aspect to their overall game.That is a lot of things stacked against the Gamecocks, but none is bigger than facing the nation’s top ranked team, the Clemson Tigers.... 

The Florida Gators haven't had the prettiest season in the world, but there's no doubting the fact that they're two wins away from going to the College Football Playoff. The Florida State Seminoles have been the alpha team of these two for the last couple years though, and though they're underdogs, they're going to come to Gainesville expecting to win this game.... 

Three weeks ago, the LSU Tigers were the No. 2 team in America and looked to be a win against Alabama away from staking a claim to a spot in the College Football Playoff.Now, they've lost three games in a row, and many think that regardless of what happens in this one against the Texas A&M Aggies, Les Miles is going to end up being fired.... 

While it hasn’t been the kind of season either team expected, the matchup between Southern California rivals UCLA and USC still has plenty of meaning.The two will square off in a winner take all battle to determine the Pac-12 South champion and Stanford’s opponent in the conference title game.... 

The Big 12 takes center stage this weekend when Oklahoma and Oklahoma State battle it out in the annual Bedlam game with more than just bragging rights in the Sooner State at stake. Oklahoma clinches the conference title and perhaps a spot in the College Football Playoff with a win while the Cowboys need some help.... 

It hasn't always been easy for the Florida Gators, but in all likelihood, they've got their whole season in front of them and a spot in the College Football Playoff on the line over the course of the next seven days. The Florida State Seminoles are in their way, and the argument could be that they have the better of these two teams coming into this one.... 

Ohio State’s stunning defeat last week will likely keep it out of the playoff race. The Buckeyes can still get over the Michigan State loss and win the Big Ten title with a little help, but they have to get by a Michigan team that has its own dreams of taking the West championship. Ohio State has felt right at home in the Big House going 4-1 SU and ATS in its last five there.... 

The Irish are in the College Football Playoff with a win, but it won’t be easy with several players out and C.J. Prosise doubtful with an ankle injury. Stanford still holds out hope of making the CFP, but needs an impressive victory over the Irish and help elsewhere. But, we’re saying there’s a chance....