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College football's post-Championship Weekend SP+ rankings

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And now we wait. After a manic Championship Weekend that saw four upsets in 10 conference title games - and prompted maybe the College Football Playoff committee's hardest set of decisions in its 10-year history - the dust will settle until we see most FBS teams (sans Army and Navy) again. But when play resumes, we can confidently say one thing: Michigan is the national title favorite.

Despite an increasingly unconvincing offense, Jim Harbaugh's Wolverines rank a comfortable first in this week's SP+ rankings. Their top-ranked defense, combined with Georgia's sudden bout with mortality, increased the Wolverines' lead over the FBS field.