The Road to Las Vegas: Review-Journal’s Week 10 CFP projections

Editor’s note: Each Sunday the Las Vegas Review-Journal will select the four teams most likely to be in the CFP semifinals ahead of the title game in Las Vegas on Jan. 25.

There was complete chaos in the college football world this weekend.

And that was before any teams even took the field on Saturday.

The nationwide ground stop threatened to cancel games all over the country with the potential to wreak havoc on playoff seeding and conference championship scenarios had teams been forced to find dates to squeeze in makeup dates.

Thankfully, the issues were mostly resolved with only some time changes with the exception of the wild war of words that erupted between Oklahoma and Ole Miss and the SEC.

The time change may have saved Utah for the purposes of these rankings, however, as the Utes game against Arizona in Tucson was moved back three hours and was nowhere close to complete at press time.

The Wildcats were off to an early lead and could drop the Utes completely out of the conversation here, but it won’t be over until after these rankings are complete.

Otherwise, the teams at the top weren’t really threatened.

Here are this week’s Review-Journal CFP Las Vegas Top Four projections:

1. Georgia (9-1)

The Bulldogs continue to look like the best team in the country.

They made a Top 25 team in Missouri look completely overmatched in opening a 31-7 halftime lead en route an easy 48-21 win.

Georgia has looked so good that it actually creates a bit of a problem for Alabama, which may be the second-best team in the country right now. A potential SEC championship game loss for Alabama is looming, which would make it quite difficult for them to make the top four.

Otherwise, Alabama could be sitting in the second spot here.

2. Utah (9-0)

The Utes remain here for now but could be long gone by the morning.

They fell behind early and perhaps transportation issues getting to Tucson could be to blame.

If Utah rallies, the path is pretty clear until the Big 12 title game. It would be tough to keep the Utes out of this spot if they remain undefeated at that point.

3. Indiana (9-1)

The Hoosiers simply seem to find a way to make plays when games are on the line.

They did it again on Saturday.

Charlie Becker was having a quiet day until he sealed the 27-13 win over USC with a 42-yard touchdown reception.

The Hoosiers are on a collision course with UCLA for the Big Ten championship game, with the winner getting this spot. We’ll favor Indiana.

4. Miami (9-1)

The fourth spot is wild.

If Alabama and UCLA both lose in conference title games, it could come down to Miami and Notre Dame.

The Irish have the head-to-head victory, albeit in a game played at home with the Hurricanes missing their best player.

Miami would probably have all the other metrics in its favor and a conference title.

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