Current Playoff Standings:
1 Clemson 11-0
2 Alabama 10-1
3 OU 10-1
4 Iowa 11-0
5 Mich St. 10-1
6 Notre Dame 10-1
7 Baylor 9-1
8 Ohio State 10-1
9 Stanford 9-2
10 Michigan 9-2
Remaining Games:
1 Clemson: @South Carolina, ACC champ game: UNC
2 Alabama: @Auburn, SEC Champ game: Florida
3 OU: @OSU
4 Iowa: @Neb, Big10 Champ game: MichSt/OSU
5 Mich St.: PennSt., Big10 Champ game: Iowa
6 Notre Dame: @Stanford
7 Baylor: @TCU, Texas
8 Ohio State: @Mich
9 Stanford: ND, Pac12 champ game: ?
10 Michigan: OSU
While VERY improbable, we can still get 2 Big XII teams in the playoffs (OU/Baylor), which if they win out are both deserving.
Assumptions:
A 2 loss team will get in the playoffs over a 1 loss team. (Stanford,Mich OUT)
OSU/Baylor win out their games
1) ND loses to Stanford (while I think Baylor has a better resume than ND, ND would probably get the nod because of ND bias).
2) OSU loses to Michigan (again, same comment for Baylor)
So that leaves:
1 Clemson 11-0
2 Alabama 10-1
3 OU 10-1
4 Iowa 11-0
5 Mich St. 10-1
7 Baylor 9-1
1) Iowa/MichSt. will still probably play each other, so 1 of them are in (probably)...
2) Alabama: They can lose to either Auburn or Florida, both are possible. The Ala/Aub game is always a battle and Florida isn't a bad team. So if Alabama loses either game, they are out.
3) Clemson: They probably beat SC (rivalry game), but UNC is a tough game. Question is: how far would Clemson fall??? ACC is VERY weak.
4) Big10 worst scenario: Iowa loses to Neb this week. Then turns around and beats MichSt. Iowa, even though winning the Big10, has a very crappy resume...
Finally, Baylor has 2 games left, so if they will be play on the championship week (surely designed that way thru Big XII scheduling).
So root for NON-Big XII upsets at the top. Who knows, we might get 2 teams in...
1 Clemson 11-0
2 Alabama 10-1
3 OU 10-1
4 Iowa 11-0
5 Mich St. 10-1
6 Notre Dame 10-1
7 Baylor 9-1
8 Ohio State 10-1
9 Stanford 9-2
10 Michigan 9-2
Remaining Games:
1 Clemson: @South Carolina, ACC champ game: UNC
2 Alabama: @Auburn, SEC Champ game: Florida
3 OU: @OSU
4 Iowa: @Neb, Big10 Champ game: MichSt/OSU
5 Mich St.: PennSt., Big10 Champ game: Iowa
6 Notre Dame: @Stanford
7 Baylor: @TCU, Texas
8 Ohio State: @Mich
9 Stanford: ND, Pac12 champ game: ?
10 Michigan: OSU
While VERY improbable, we can still get 2 Big XII teams in the playoffs (OU/Baylor), which if they win out are both deserving.
Assumptions:
A 2 loss team will get in the playoffs over a 1 loss team. (Stanford,Mich OUT)
OSU/Baylor win out their games
1) ND loses to Stanford (while I think Baylor has a better resume than ND, ND would probably get the nod because of ND bias).
2) OSU loses to Michigan (again, same comment for Baylor)
So that leaves:
1 Clemson 11-0
2 Alabama 10-1
3 OU 10-1
4 Iowa 11-0
5 Mich St. 10-1
7 Baylor 9-1
1) Iowa/MichSt. will still probably play each other, so 1 of them are in (probably)...
2) Alabama: They can lose to either Auburn or Florida, both are possible. The Ala/Aub game is always a battle and Florida isn't a bad team. So if Alabama loses either game, they are out.
3) Clemson: They probably beat SC (rivalry game), but UNC is a tough game. Question is: how far would Clemson fall??? ACC is VERY weak.
4) Big10 worst scenario: Iowa loses to Neb this week. Then turns around and beats MichSt. Iowa, even though winning the Big10, has a very crappy resume...
Finally, Baylor has 2 games left, so if they will be play on the championship week (surely designed that way thru Big XII scheduling).
So root for NON-Big XII upsets at the top. Who knows, we might get 2 teams in...
