College Football Playoff

CBS Sports bowl expert Jerry Palm picks the teams he feels will comprise the national semifinals at the end of the season along with bowl projections for every single game.

+ - Replacement team. The highest rated champion from the American Athletic Conference, Conference USA and Sun Belt will be selected to play in one of the Selection Committee Bowl Games.



Jerry Palm: Without knowing for sure which games (if any) may eventually go away, I improvised and attempted to fill out as many bowl games as possible. Right now with the Big Ten coming back we have 90 teams fighting for 76 spots.