# College Football Playoff Top 25 Prediction: How High Will Iowa and Wake Forest Climb?

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4 outlets covering · First listed: Yahoo Sports, Nov 15, 2026, 1:38 AM · Read it: <https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/college-football-playoff-top-25-073812748.html>

The College Football Playoff field is starting to take shape. Will Iowa or Wake Forest get within range? Here's our prediction for Tuesday night's Top 25.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 14, 2026, 4:18 PM: [College football: ACC's Wake Forest, Miami strengthen case for playoff](<https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2026-11-14/college-football-roundup-saturday-november-14>) — Los Angeles Times (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean left)
  The Demon Deacons were underdogs against SMU but routed the Mustangs while the Hurricanes bounced back from a loss at Notre Dame to beat Duke.
- Nov 14, 2026, 4:21 PM: [After splattering SMU, Wake Forest looks ready to kick down the door to the College Football Playoff](<https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/smu-wake-forest-college-football-playoff/>) — CBS Sports (Sports, United States)
  A 42-point road rout over SMU kept the Demon Deacons on the brink of the College Football Playoff while pushing their first-half scoring margin to 145-0 over the last four games
- Nov 14, 2026, 5:30 PM: [Wake Forest Bulldozed SMU. Are You Not Entertained, College Football Playoff Committee?](<https://www.si.com/college-football/wake-forest-bulldozed-smu-are-you-not-entertained-college-football-playoff-committee>) — Sports Illustrated (Sports, United States)
  Few teams are equipped to dance in the darkness with Wake Forest. It’s about time the College Football Playoff committee sees the light.
- Nov 15, 2026, 1:38 AM: [College Football Playoff Top 25 Prediction: How High Will Iowa and Wake Forest Climb?](<https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/college-football-playoff-top-25-073812748.html>) — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States)
  The College Football Playoff field is starting to take shape. Will Iowa or Wake Forest get within range? Here's our prediction for Tuesday night's Top 25.
