College football has only a handful of elite teams, but the actual field of contenders to finish in the selection committee's top four this fall runs deep -- at least according to the Allstate Playoff Predictor, which gives 19 teams more than a 1% chance of making a College Football Playoff semifinal.
Only seven of those teams have at least a 1% chance of winning the national title.
The teams ranked lower can certainly beat the odds -- Michigan and Cincinnati are recent proof. Last year, the Allstate Playoff Predictor gave Michigan a lowly .