Your four playoff teams will be...

[SouthFarmchicken]

Alabama, winner of OSU/Mich(Probably OSU), Clemson, and...Colorado.

Not kidding. My Buffs currently sit at 10. They play the number 12(Washington State) and number 22 (Utah) ranked teams at home over the next two weeks. In the Pac 12 championship game, they will probably play the number 12 ranked team again (Washington State). They could get Washington (number 6) but Washington would have to win the Apple Cup on the road.

I'm excited. Go Buffs!

 

[57stratdawg]

Lol. No.

I want to see what the committee does if Penn St and Ohio state win out.

 

[SouthFarmchicken]

If Buffs win out, they control their own destiny. No one is gonna have a resume comparable to them and they will be Pac 12 champs.

A two loss CU team gets in over a two loss Penn State team. Not really debatable. CU would have a collection of wins superior to Penn State's and Penn State's losses are worse. See Pittsburgh.

Buffs only competition would be a two loss Oklahoma team or a one loss West Virginia team.

 

[msstate7]

Lol. No.

I want to see what the committee does if Penn St and Ohio state win out.

If they both win out, I think they both make it to guarantee Ohio state does. Louisville just opened the door

 

[msstate7]

If Buffs win out, they control their own destiny. No one is gonna have a resume comparable to them and they will be Pac 12 champs.

A two loss CU team gets in over a two loss Penn State team. Not really debatable. CU would have a collection of wins superior to Penn State's and Penn State's losses are worse. See Pittsburgh.

Buffs only competition would be a two loss Oklahoma team or a one loss West Virginia team.

Big10 is probably the best conference this year and penn state winning out would give them a victory over 2 top 10 teams (Ohio state and Wisconsin)

 

[WayboDawg]

Alabama, winner of OSU/Mich(Probably OSU), Clemson, and...Colorado.

Not kidding. My Buffs currently sit at 10. They play the number 12(Washington State) and number 22 (Utah) ranked teams at home over the next two weeks. In the Pac 12 championship game, they will probably play the number 12 ranked team again (Washington State). They could get Washington (number 6) but Washington would have to win the Apple Cup on the road.

I'm excited. Go Buffs!

Heck why not? Go Buffs! Anyone but Bama.

 

[patdog]

Bama, Penn St., Clemson, and Washington.

 

[msstate7]

Bama, Penn St., Clemson, and Washington.

If Ohio state beats Michigan, how do they justify dropping Ohio state from 2nd to 5th?

A 2-loss Wisconsin/penn state would be more deserving than a 1-loss Washington imo

 

[aTotal360]

Why is everyone assuming Bama will get in? I think we showed the committee how vulnerable they can be.

 

[patdog]

They've done it before. They elevate and drop teams in their rankings from week to week almost at random. But at the end of the season, a conference championship has been the #1 criteria they use. If there are 4 major conference champions with less than 2 losses, I think OSU is on the outside looking in when bids are announced.

 

[msstate7]

They've done it before. They elevate and drop teams in their rankings from week to week almost at random. But at the end of the season, a conference championship has been the #1 criteria they use. If there are 4 major conference champions with less than 2 losses, I think OSU is on the outside looking in when bids are announced.

If Ohio state wins out, they'll have 3 wins vs top 10 (Michigan, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin) and 1 loss to a top 10 team. No way, Washington or a big 12 team knocks them out.

 

[Wizard.sixpack]

It doesnt matter because Alabama is going to roll through to another NC.

 

[57stratdawg]

Agreed. I can't say I blame the committee either. It takes a lot of heat off them: "you didn't win your own conference". Assuming PSU & OSU win out, OSU wouldn't even win their own division. Plus, PSU beat OSU head to head.

I just can't imagine them overlooking a conference championship and H2H win.

 

[patdog]

But what they won't have is a conference championship. We'll see what the committee does. But in prior years that's what they've given priority to. BTW, Wisconsin probably won't be top 10 when the season ends. Oklahoma may not be either.

 

[patdog]

Agreed. I can't say I blame the committee either. It takes a lot of heat off them: "you didn't win your own conference". Assuming PSU & OSU win out, OSU wouldn't even win their own division. Plus, PSU beat OSU head to head.

I just can't imagine them overlooking a conference championship and H2H win.

Exactly. What people don't understand is this is a committee made up of people from all over the country. It's about making deals and keeping everyone happy. It's a lot easier for them to explain why you left out a team that couldn't even win their own division than to explain why you have no teams in the western 2/3 of the country in the playoffs.

 

[msstate7]

But what they won't have is a conference championship. We'll see what the committee does. But in prior years that's what they've given priority to. BTW, Wisconsin probably won't be top 10 when the season ends. Oklahoma may not be either.

Wisconsin has 3 games left... Purdue, Minnesota, penn state/Ohio state/Michigan. Most likely will be penn state, who they can certainly beat.

If Ohio state wins out, they should pull for Wisconsin to win big10 which gives Ohio state a win over the big10 champs

 

[patdog]

If Ohio state wins out, they should pull for Wisconsin to win big10 which gives Ohio state a win over the big10 champs

I agree. I don't think there's any question they'd take OSU over Wisconsin in that case.

 

[Miketice]

If CU wins out I agree. Big if obviously no one is unbeatable in CFB (even Bama ). But yeah I'll pull for them. Best campus in America (sorry bears).

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

I wouldn't mind seeing someone other than the usual suspects get in.

The fly in the ointment is the Big 10 and their army of sports media wanting 2 teams in this year.

 

[Go Budaw]

If there are 4 major conference champions with less than 2 losses, I think OSU is on the outside looking in when bids are announced.

The scenario you just laid out is pretty much impossible. SEC, PAC 12, and ACC all might have 0 or 1 loss conference champs. The Big 12 cannot have a champ with less than two losses. The Big 10 can possibly have a one loss champ, but only if it is the Michigan / Ohio State winner. So, the only way there could be 4 one-loss conference champions ahead of Ohio State is if they lose to Michigan and have two losses anyways, so it wouldn't matter.

 

[patdog]

The scenario you just laid out is pretty much impossible.

Well, damn then. I guess it is. Forgot about PSU's loss to Pitt. Bama, Clemson, Washington, OSU/Michigan winner then.

 

[tatedog]

1. Bama
2. Shae Patterson led Ole Miss
3. Ed Orgeron led LSU
4. Louisville with Bama playbook

 

[TUSK.sixpack]

Please let this happen.

 

[Utah_Chaney]

Boulder > SLC

 

[QuaoarsKing]

West Virginia could finish 11-1 (8-1 Big 12) although they'd need Oklahoma State to lose another game to win the conference outright