With the stakes at their highest entering Week 15, programs involved in their respective conference championship games are looking to claim the throne atop their leagues and solidify their cases to earn a spot in the playoff.
While some teams came just short of making an appearance in the conference title, the dominoes that will fall from the outcomes across the country this weekend could impact seeding tremendously, with the CFP Selection Committee waiting to submit the final playoff bracket on Sunday afternoon.
One of those teams that could be moved from their current position is the Texas A&M Aggies, who failed to make their first appearance in the Southeastern Conference Championship due to the school’s second consecutive loss in the Lone Star Showdown against the Texas Longhorns. Should the BYU Cougars defeat the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the Big 12 Championship and the Alabama Crimson Tide topple the Georgia Bulldogs, Mike Elko and company could drop below an 8-seed in the CFP, which would mean Texas A&M would not host a home playoff game at Kyle Field.
The Aggies’ potential fall from grace is just one scenario that could play out, depending on the results of another stacked slate of college football. These teams are battling for conference supremacy and fighting to show the committee they deserve to be participating, with the most massive implications on the line.
Here are the odds and predictions for how each conference championship matchup across college football could look this weekend:
CUSA Championship Game: Kennesaw State (-2.5) vs. Jax State – Friday, Dec. 5 at 6 p.m. CT on CBSSN
Prediction: Kennesaw State 28 | Jax State 35
Sun Belt Championship Game: Troy vs. No. 25 JMU (-23.5) – Friday, Dec. 5 at 6 p.m. CT on ESPN
Prediction: Troy 17 | No. 24 JMU 38
American Championship Game: No. 24 North Texas (-2.5) vs. No. 22 Tulane – Friday, Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. on ABC
Prediction: No. 24 North Texas 31 | No. 22 Tulane 34
Mountain West Championship Game: UNLV vs. Boise State (-5.5) – Friday, Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. CT on FOX
Prediction: UNLV 30 | Boise State 21
Big 12 Championship Game: No. 11 BYU vs. No. 4 Texas Tech (-12.5) – Saturday, Dec. 6 at 11 a.m. CT on ABC
Prediction: No. 11 BYU 21 | No. 4 Texas Tech 24
MAC Championship Game: Miami OH vs. Western Michigan (-1.5) – Saturday, Dec. 6 at 11 a.m. CT on ESPN
Prediction: Miami (OH) 17 | Western Michigan 21
SWAC Championship Game: PVAMU vs. Jackson State – Saturday, Dec. 6 at 1 p.m. CT on ESPN2
Prediction: Prairie View A&M 28 | Jackson State 35
SEC Championship Game: No. 3 Georgia (-2.5) vs. No. 9 Alabama – Saturday, Dec. 6 at 3 p.m. CT on ABC
Prediction: No. 3 Georgia 33 | Alabama 30
ACC Championship Game: Duke vs. No. 17 Virginia (-3.5) – Saturday, Dec. 6 at 7 p.m. CT on ABC
Prediction: Duke 31 | No. 17 Virginia 35
Big Ten Championship: No. 2 Indiana vs. No. 1 Ohio State (-4.5) – Saturday, Dec. 6 at 7 p.m. CT on FOX
Prediction: No. 2 Indiana 24 | No. 1 Ohio State 28
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