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Vanderbilt football considering 13th game for College Football Playoff boost

Sources: No. 14 Vanderbilt explored the possibility of playing an exempt 13th game this weekend as a way to give one final showcase for the College Football Playoff.

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College Football Playoff 2025 Rankings Released for Week 15 with Top Risers, Fallers

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The case for 16 teams to get an at-large spot to the College Football Playoff entering the final week

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CFP bracket: 12-team field in new College Football Playoff rankings

The penultimate College Football Playoff rankings were revealed on Tuesday, Dec. 2, and despite a fairly ho-hum rivalry week, there was some shakeup to the 12-team field.

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College Football Playoff bracket: What 12-team field looks like after fifth CFP Rankings released

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College Football Playoffs 2025-26 Bracket Elimination Scenarios in Week 15 After Poll

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College football bowl projections: CFP race, postseason lineup down to final weekend

Conference championship games this weekend will determine the final bowl matchups and College Football Playoff contenders.

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College Football Playoff rankings live updates: Notre Dame, Alabama flip, Texas moves up

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Ole Miss rises in latest College Football Playoff rankings despite Lane Kiffin’s exit

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Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman responds to team's dropping in College Football Playoff rankings

Freeman told NBC News on Wednesday he will “agree to disagree” after the Fighting Irish dropped to 10th in the latest CFP rankings.

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Vanderbilt’s Diego Pavia calls on President Trump to expand College Football Playoff with executive order

However, that isn’t stopping quarterback Diego Pavia from pulling out all of the stops to get his team in the mix. The Heisman hopeful has called on President Donald Trump to expand the CFP by way of an executive order. Previous: Where Vanderbilt is ranked in College Football Playoff at end of regular season

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College football: Unbeaten Lehigh prepares for a tough challenge from Villanova in FCS playoffs

So, here come the Wildcats, who are coming off a 52-7 thrashing of Harvard in the first round of the playoffs. Villanova is 10-2 and ranked as high as No. 6 in one national poll. The Wildcats are on a nine-game winning streak after back-to-back losses early in the season to Penn State and Monmouth.

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Why did Alabama jump Notre Dame in CFP rankings? CFP chair explains

The most notable move in the College Football Playoff rankings came with Alabama getting ahead of Notre Dame despite both teams winning last week.