Will your team make the College Football Playoff? Unlike most media sites, Bleacher Report doesn't give you a yes-or-no answer. Instead, we use analytics and the committee rankings to assign your team a probability of making the playoff. The interactive visual shows the results of 10,000 simulations of the remainder of the season. You can find more information about the simulation methods at The Power Rank. For Alabama, Clemson and Washington, the playoff scenario is simple: Win, and ...

The Syracuse Orange are known for their stifling zone defense, but the Wisconsin Badgers had no trouble picking them apart Tuesday at the Kohl Center on the way to a 77-60 victory in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.  The 17th-ranked Badgers moved to 6-2 on the campaign and 4-0 at home, while the 22nd-ranked Orange dropped to 4-2. Wisconsin was balanced on offense throughout, as Ethan Happ (24 points), Bronson Koenig (20 points) and Vitto Brown (10 points) all finished ...

Night No. 2 of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge provided a stacked schedule of some of the finest basketball programs in the nation against each other.  In total, there were six games on Tuesday night's slate as we take a look at the updated results:           Pittsburgh 73, Maryland 59 Maryland suffered its first loss of the season to a Pittsburgh team that improved to 6-1 on Tuesday night.  It was also Pitt's first nonconference road win in ...

In preparation for one of the most important weeks of his decorated coaching existence, Urban Meyer left town. Without a game to prepare for this weekend, he gassed up the jet, dropped everything and took a voyage down to Texas. Instead of worrying about an opponent, Meyer went recruiting. At ease with his current team's standing, he turned his focus to the future. He went searching for pieces that could help him win a championship in ...

No. 5 Duke 78, Michigan State 69  The No. 5 Duke Blue Devils won their 130th consecutive nonconference game at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Tuesday, as they downed the Michigan State Spartans in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge.  The experienced Blue Devils faced a challenge from the young Spartans in the first half, as the visitors thrived in transition to avoid the length of Duke in the paint. That led to a tie game at halftime.  Duke began to ...

The College Football Playoff selection committee has released its penultimate Top 25 rankings for this season with Alabama, Ohio State, Clemson and Washington making up the Top Four.  In case you were wondering what the playoff odds would look like if these four teams end up comprising the field when the final rankings are released on Sunday, ESPN Stats & Info has you covered: It's not shocking Alabama is the favorite, but there's nearly as large of ...

We're getting closer.  On Tuesday, the College Football Playoff committee released its fifth Top 25 rankings of the season, which was its final poll before Selection Sunday on Dec. 4 cements the national semifinal.  Here is a look at how the rankings panned out on Tuesday night: Final Four Predictions        Alabama The Crimson Tide look as unstoppable as ever in 2016, and its last test before a certain semifinal berth is the SEC title game against No. 15 ...

On the final Tuesday before Selection Sunday, the selection committee for the College Football Playoff rankings had a few more tricks up its sleeve. Florida looked terrible in a loss to Florida State and didn't move a single spot, remaining at No. 15 in advance of the SEC championship game. Utah lost to Colorado and actually moved up two spots to No. 20. Granted, seven of the nine teams ranked Nos. 15-23 suffered losses this past week, ...

The top of this week's College Football Playoff standings is self-explanatory. A week from now, it could be anything but. Alabama has all but clinched its spot in the Top Four after going undefeated in the regular season and is followed by an Ohio State team that will be nearly impossible to hold out after beating Michigan. One-loss Clemson and Washington round out the playoff selections. Here is a look at the Top 25: The Crimson Tide are ...

No. 17 Wisconsin used a 15-2 run to begin the second half to pull away from No. 22 Syracuse for a 77-60 win on Monday night at the Kohl Center in Madison. The Badgers (6-2) entered the season 0-2 against teams ranked in the Top 25 but got strong performances from Ethan Happ, Bronson Koenig and Nigel Hayes to secure the win. Happ led all scorers with 24 points to go along with 13 rebounds. Koenig, who came ...