This opened the door for Washington to move into the fourth and final spot in the college football playoff.
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According to ESPN analyst David Pollack, “I don’t think Ohio State is the second-best team”. They beat Hawaii by 60, Rutgers by 78 and Maryland by 56. Win, and they’re in.
The Wolverines, like the Buckeyes, will not play for the league title, but have wins against the Nos.
The biggest game of rivalry week was the annual clash between Ohio State and MI, two of the top programs in the country.
Then in 2013, the divisions changed, and Ohio State and MI joined each other in the East. Final Score: Clemson 31, Virginia Tech 24.
Zach Aston-Reese tied the score at 1-1 early in the third period for Northeastern (5-6-4, 1-5-2 Hockey East). Washington, however, needs a convincing win over Colorado. A win over Washington would simultaneously give Colorado leverage to reach the Playoff and eliminate the Huskies from contention, thus opening up a spot for Colorado to sneak into. Many tend to forget that Colorado lost to MI in Ann Arbor by 17 in September. Remember the Cardinals routed the Seminoles 63-20 in September.”We talked about who in the eyes of the committee is the better football team at this particular time, and that is Florida State”, Hocutt said. The quick answer is they shouldn’t be able to touch the playoff with a 10-foot pole.
Wisconsin – They have two losses.
The PAC 12 conference championship game (Washington vs. Colorado) is the only one that might be worth playing, since Washington seems to still have to convince some pollsters that it is worthy of a playoff spot, and Colorado might still have an outside chance to get in.
Wisconsin has won six in a row following consecutive tight losses against MI (14-7) and Ohio State (30-23) and will be rooting for defeats by Clemson and Washington to keep its longshot hopes alive. Will that championship also be tossed aside on account of the views of committee members who interpret the data to mean a different candidate is more … whatever? They destroyed Penn State 49-10, and although the game against Wisconsin was close on the scoreboard, the Wolverines thoroughly dominated that game in yards gained and time of possession. Colorado must beat Washington for any of the three to have a shot as well.
“Maybe even No. 4 if they’re not a conference champion and the committee takes that into account, and that’s something they put a premium on”, Pollack said. It really is that simple. No. 3 Ohio State-Michigan game that sent neither the victor nor the loser to Indy, but might send both to the College Football Playoff, there’s one thought that’s hard to avoid. The Wolverines beat both the Badgers and Nittany Lions.
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If that order holds – and there is no reason to think it won’t because neither is playing – and Clemson goes to the playoff as the ACC champion, then Florida State will represent the conference in the Orange Bowl. I can’t see how the committee could justify jumping either 5-6 spots over MI. “They didn’t win their division, so even with just one loss I believe if you are talking about deserving you have to start with the conference champions and then start whittling down”.
