College Football Playoff, CFP National Championship
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Ranking the Easiest to Hards Paths to the CFP National Championship Game.
No. 5 Oregon starts its CFP campaign with a matchup against 12-seed James Madison on Saturday, in what will be the first-ever playoff game held at Autzen Stadium. The Ducks are a heavy favorite, and many of our experts predict them to make a deep playoff run after beating the Dukes.
Alabama is coming out of a 28-7 loss to Georgia in the SEC championship game, but the Crimson Tide did not fall in the CFP rankings on reveal day. OU finished the season with four consecutive wins, including two ranked over Tennessee and a 23-21 win over its CFP opponents, Alabama.