Here are the latest gridironnow.com playoff and bowl projections. Eighty teams — or 63 percent of the 128 teams in the FBS ranks — will make it into the postseason, and at least three — and as many as five — will have losing record. Four of those, of course, will be chosen for the College Football Playoff. The four projected playoff teams this week, listed alphabetically: Alabama, Clemson, Michigan State and Oklahoma. The thought here: Michigan State beats Iowa in the Big Ten championship game; if the Hawkeyes win, they’re in instead of the Spartans.
When looking over the projections, remember that a bowl’s tie-in with a league doesn’t necessarily mean it will get the third- or fourth-, etc.