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Which teams will secure playoff spots as the season progresses?

Fans care because these projections influence team rankings and bowl game matchups.

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  1. College Football Bowl Projections Week 5: Full list of matchups, playoff predictionsOn3 · Sep 27
  2. College Football Bowl Projections: CBS Sports releases latest predictions ahead of Week 5On3 · Sep 27
  3. College Football Playoff bracket for Week 5: Projecting top four seeds, first-round matchups, bubble teamssportingnews.com · Sep 27
  4. Projecting the College Football Playoff top 12 after Week 4ESPN · Sep 27
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  1. College Football Bowl Projections Week 4: Full list of matchups, playoff predictionson3.com · Sep 20

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