Project Playoffs: Week 14 standings and seedings

Standings in realigned conferences with seedings for a 16-team playoff. Seedings are derived from the Massey Comparison Rankings, which take every poll and computer rating into account. There is no reason to consider the BCS rankings as the ultimate authority for determining the top 16.

First-round match-ups:
16 Arizona at 1 Alabama
15 Pittsburgh at 2 Texas
14 Iowa at 3 Florida
13 Penn State at 4 TCU
12 Miami at 5 Cincinnati
11 LSU at 6 Oregon
10 Ohio State at 7 Boise State
9 Georgia Tech at 8 Virginia Tech

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Southern
1 Alabama (13-0)
11 LSU (9-3)
Ole Miss (8-4)
Auburn (7-5)
Tennessee (7-5)
Mississippi State (5-7)
Southern Miss (7-5)
Vanderbilt (2-10)
Memphis (2-10)

Mid-South
2 Texas (13-0)
4 TCU (12-0)
Oklahoma State (9-3)
Arkansas (7-5)
Oklahoma (7-5)
Texas Tech (8-4)
Texas A&M (6-6)
Baylor (4-8)
UTEP (4-8)

Southeast
3 Florida (12-1)
9 Georgia Tech (11-2)
12 Miami (9-3)
Clemson (8-5)
Georgia (7-5)
South Carolina (7-5)
Florida State (6-6)
Central Florida (8-4)
South Florida (7-5)

North Central
5 Cincinnati (12-0)
10 Ohio State (10-2)
Notre Dame (6-6)
Michigan State (6-6)
Purdue (5-7)
Michigan (5-7)
Louisville (4-8)
Illinois (3-9)
Indiana (4-8)

Northwest
6 Oregon (10-2)
7 Boise State (13-0)
Oregon State (8-4)
BYU (10-2)
Utah (9-3)
Washington (5-7)
Air Force (7-5)
Colorado (3-9)
Washington State (1-11)

Atlantic
8 Virginia Tech (9-3)
North Carolina (8-4)
East Carolina (9-4)
Kentucky (7-5)
Wake Forest (5-7)
North Carolina State (5-7)
Duke (5-7)
Virginia (3-9)
Maryland (2-10)

Northeast
13 Penn State (10-2)
15 Pittsburgh (9-3)
West Virginia (9-3)
Boston College (8-4)
Connecticut (7-5)
Rutgers (8-4)
Navy (9-4)
Syracuse (4-8)
Army (5-6)

Midwest
14 Iowa (10-2)
Nebraska (9-4)
Wisconsin (9-3)
Missouri (8-4)
Northwestern (8-4)
Minnesota (6-6)
Kansas State (6-6)
Kansas (5-7)
Iowa State (6-6)

Southwest
16 Arizona (8-4)
USC (8-4)
Stanford (8-4)
California (8-4)
UCLA (6-6)
Fresno State (8-4)
Arizona State (4-8)
Hawaii (6-7)
New Mexico (1-11)