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Top 12 contenders for College Football Playoff semifinal bids. (Matt Murschel/Orlando Sentinel)
Top 12 contenders for College Football Playoff semifinal bids
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With the first College Football Playoff rankings set to be revealed in less than a month, the race for the top four spots is heating up. Orlando Sentinel football writer Matt Murschel takes a look at a dozen teams that could contend for semifinal bids and a chance to play in the championship game. Here, Alabama head coach Nick Saban wears The Old Leather Helmet trophy after the Crimson Tide’s 42-3 hammering of Duke in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta in August. 
