Week 14: BCS simulated rankings compared to College Football Playoff top 25

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[{"selector":"#anim-bf4a8dad-6198-4569-bb9f-1e2fa9a7883e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Alabama (W, 52-49), UT Martin (W, 65-24), Kentucky (W, 44-6) and Missouri (W, 66-24).

[{"selector":"#anim-cdf6def5-6a5e-43fb-b0dc-fea2971c6ca9","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The Vols’ 2022 schedule featured road contests at Pittsburgh (W, 34-27 OT) in the second edition of the Johnny Majors Classic,

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[{"selector":"#anim-4ae7570a-d9ca-4b38-9eb0-5e61252924f2","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Following Week 13, the Vols are No. 7 in the College Football Playoff top 25 rankings.

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[{"selector":"#anim-ebf519a8-fefc-4561-9087-4054da2ce8b1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The Bowl Championship Series determined a college football national champion from 1998-2013.

[{"selector":"#anim-d37c3d78-e157-4640-bcaa-5c79ab9e5273","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Ahead of Week 14 and conference championship weekend,

[{"selector":"#anim-a91adc71-8f1b-468e-820d-a41acee684d9","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] BCS Know How released Bowl Championship Series simulated rankings.

[{"selector":"#anim-6789ad52-d0c7-4cdd-84b7-8cdc22c2540f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The BCS formula was used in the Football Bowl Subdivision from 1998 to 2013 to determine the top two teams to play in a national championship game.

[{"selector":"#anim-d0dda9df-1648-45e9-9d3b-b1cfac12151f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Tennessee defeated Florida State, 23-16, in the inaugural BCS national championship game on Jan. 4, 1999, in the Fiesta Bowl at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona.

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Ohio State 2023 Big Ten football schedule announced

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Week 14: BCS simulated rankings compared to College Football Playoff top 25

Ohio State 2023 Big Ten football schedule announced

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