Let's talk College Football Playoff combinations.
With the playoff picture starting to come into focus now, there are specific playoff foursomes that now have a non-trivial chance of occurring. The most likely combination of four teams being selected by the playoff committee -- more on that in a minute -- has a 1-in-10 chance of coming to fruition, according to the Allstate Playoff Predictor. There are now seven combinations with at least a 1-in-20 shot.
So let's break them down. What are the most likely sets of four-team playoff combinations, how likely are they, and how does that combo come to be the one ultimately picked on selection day?