Now in its third season of determining what four teams will face off in the four-team playoff, the rankings take the following into consideration: strength of schedule, team records, conference championships and head-to-head results. Troy’s lone loss this year is to Clemson. The victor of that matchup would need to win the Big Ten title game, and a CFP berth still is very possible.
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Even with the team possibly being thrust into the playoff picture, OSU coach Urban Meyer said on Monday that he was not interested in the new ranking.
Clemson, Michigan and Washington – the Nos.
The CFP committee ranked PSU No. 8 in this week’s rankings, up two spots from No. 10 a week ago. But, they still have quite a bit of quality wins under their belt.
A win over Kentucky propelled Tennessee (7-3) back into the rankings as the Vols wind up at No. 19. The Tigers will be in the league title game if they beat Wake Forest on Saturday. There are several changes below the Crimson Tide, though.
While the Buckeyes and Wolverines will get a big win on the penultimate weekend, the Big Ten situation is far from settled. With close losses to MI and Ohio State, the Badgers are the top-ranked two-loss team in the country. The final tally for the Scarlet Knights in three games against Michigan, Ohio State and Michigan State: 185 points allowed.
Stock up: Penn State. That’s not how they play it in a couple of other top conferences.
Here is the College Football Playoff projection after Week 11.
No. 8 Texas A&MNo.
Plenty of football still needs to be played, but in the meantime, what could we expect to see come Tuesday night? He and the Lions won two years ago there, 14-10, and the Lions hold a 24-2 all-time advantage in the series. You overrated them again at 8 in Week Two and they lost to Ole Miss. When there are upsets this late in the college football season, it usually spells the end for the defeated teams. Anyway, Michael Dyer’s knee was down.
3 p.m. or 7 p.m.: College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl: No. 1 Alabama vs. Clemson, 5. Louisville, 6. “We got to get ready for Michigan State”. West Virginia 8-1 920 11 11. The two will play in a massive showdown next Saturday in Morgantown with the victor planting themselves firmly in the driver’s seat of the Big 12. No. 1 Alabama has clinched so the Iron Bowl goes from championship implications to exclusively for pride.
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Stock up: Oklahoma State.
