It’s conference championship weekend around college football, and we have a pretty good idea which conferences will make up 75 percent of the College Football Playoff – the final rankings will be unveiled this Sunday.
Odds courtesy of OddsShark.com
The SEC champion, either No. 4 Georgia or No. 2 LSU, will get one spot; the Tigers are -7.5 for Saturday’s game in Atlanta. No. 1 and unbeaten Ohio State is a 16.5-point favorite over Wisconsin in the Big Ten title game and should get a spot. And No. 3 Clemson should win the ACC title over Virginia and then get a spot as the Tigers look to defend their national title.
The final spot could be decided Friday when No. 5 Utah plays No. 13 Oregon in the Pac-12 Championship Game from Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. The Utes are -7 and have covered their past eight games. If one-loss Utah destroys two-loss Oregon, it would be tough to keep the Utes out of the playoff no matter what happens on Saturday among the other Power 5 conference title games. The Utes have never won the Pac-12 title.