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Championship Weekend Picks: Will Upsets Shake Up the Playoff Rankings?

Just a handful of games stand between us and the release of the 2018 College Football Playoff field, and a season that has been dominated by powerhouse programs flexing their muscles at the right time will fittingly come down to a weekend in which most of the remaining playoff contenders are heavy favorites in their conference championship games. But as the season always shows us, no win can be taken for granted. Will Oklahoma avenge its Red River Showdown loss to Texas? Can Georgia flip the script in a rematch of last year’s national title game?

Below, our writers and editors take turns defending their straight-up picks for the biggest games of the Week 14 slate.