The article states "This week?s playoff picks, as always predicated on today being Selection Sunday"

So he isn't really predicting us to be in the playoffs at the end of the year. If the playoffs were selected today we would be one of those selected. And if we continue to win we will stay in his playoff 4. Unless someone leaps us with a very impressive win. Or If we lose. Then we drop out.

It's kind of like the playoff committee releasing their weekly polls in November.

We do have the most impressive win of anyone in the country, so I understand why

Last week he had Notre Dame and UCF in it