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9 Remaining Games That Will Have the Most Impact on the College Football Playoff

There's a whole lot of college football left to be played this fall, but the College Football Playoff picture is beginning to take shape.

Right now, there are well over a dozen viable candidates to reach the playoff. It's probably closer to three dozen if you're of the belief that 1-0 Rutgers, 1-0 Northwestern, 1-0 Purdue and all 12 yet-to-play-a-game Pac-12 teams have a chance.

However, six particular games (plus a set of three games for one team) over the course of the next month will play a major role in whittling that list down to just seven or eight teams for the home stretch.