The penultimate College Football Playoff rankings set the stage for conference championship weekend and the last gasp of what has been an unpredictable regular season.

All eyes will be on the SEC , where No. 9 Alabama looks to beat No. 3 Georgia in a rematch of the Crimson Tide’s 24-21 win in Athens earlier this year.

An Alabama win and a No. 4 Texas Tech win against No. 11 Brigham Young could maintain the status quo and leave a chalky 12-team bracket. Even then, though, there will be plenty of controversy over the exclusion of No. 12 Miami despite the Hurricanes’ head-to-head win against No. 10 Notre Dame.

No. 1 Ohio State and No. 2 Indiana are set for an unbeaten clash in the Big Ten . And there’s trouble brewing in the ACC, where five-loss Duke looks to pull off an unexpect

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