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The Case for No. 4: Who Will Get the Final Playoff Spot?

Who’s No. 4? That question is finally about to be answered. There are seven undefeated or one-loss Power 5 teams remaining, and all of them are playing in their respective conference championship games this weekend. Assuming Ohio State, LSU and Clemson take care of business, that leaves the door open for one more team to make a final push and impress the 13-member College Football Playoff selection committee.

Let’s take a look at the cases for those teams hoping to take the final CFP spot.

Utah

The Pac-12 championship is Friday night. If No. 5 Utah beats No.