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Clemson Does Enough to Warrant a Playoff Berth

A 12-1 season for the Clemson Tigers was enough to get them into the 2016 College Football Playoff. In fact, it was a good enough yearly performance to have them ranked as the number-two team in the country. And yet, ESPN FPI gives the Tigers just a 19 percent chance of winning the national championship, ranking third behind both Alabama and Ohio State.

That is because Clemson's 12-1 record seems to have been claimed on shaky footing, especially compared to its performance from last season. There were the one-score victories in the first two weeks of the regular season that set everyone's Clemson expectations back considerably.