The College Football Playoff (CFP) committee has stated teams not playing in conference title games would not be penalized. That means the 12-team field is just about set. There are still a few CFP markets with odds at online sportsbooks: Whether Alabama and/or SMU will make the field and who will be the No.

This week, Brett McMurphy of The Action Network released some updated College Football Playoff and bowl game projections, and he slotted the Ole Miss Rebels in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl against the Kansas State Wildcats. According to the story, Ole Miss would be favored by 6.5 points in that hypothetical contest.

The fifth College Football Playoff rankings will be released Tuesday. Which teams have the best odds of being included in the bracket?

Last week's results contributed to delivering an upcoming conference championship weekend that no one could have ever seen coming. The matchups in five of the nine conference championships changed from what was projected in Week 13 to the time they were set in Week 14.

Read Blake's full winners and losers column from Tuesday's CFP rankings Alabama fans can continue hating on the Tigers because they are the only thing standing in the way of the playoff. If No. 8 SMU beats No.

Miami fell six spots to No. 12 in the College Football Playoff rankings Tuesday night, behind No. 11 Alabama for the last at-large bid heading into championship weekend. Ohio State dropped to No. 6 after being upset by Michigan.