College Football Playoff ranking updated: 6 races to come

First, the new top 25 College Football Playoff rankings:

1. Alabama, 11-0
2. Clemson, 11-0
3. Our Lady, 11-0
4. Michigan, 10-1
5. Georgia, 10-1
6. Oklahoma, 10-1
7. LSU, 9-2
8. Washington State, 10-1
9. UCF, 10-0 (up to 2)
10. Ohio State, 10-1
11. Florida, 8-3 (up to 2)
12. Penn State, 8-3 (up to 2)
13. West Virginia, 8-2 (down 4)
14. Texas, 8-3 (up to 1)
15. Kentucky, 8-3 (up 2)
16. Washington, 8-3 (up 2)
17. Utah, 8-3 (up 2)
18. State of Mississippi, 7-4 (up to 3)
19. North West, 7-4 (up to 3)
20. Syracuse, 8-3 (down 8)
21. State of Utah, 10-1 (up to 2)
22. Texas A & M, 7-4 (NR)
23. Boise State, 9-2 (up to 2)
24. Pitt, 7-4 (NR)
25. State of Iowa, 6-4 (down 9)

And now for the remaining stakes:

1. The race to win a place

our Lady would win a spot at USC, then pass the selection Sunday to spot his opponents in the playoffs. For all those who are upset: remember that Oklahoma did the same thing in 2015

Just like the typical competitor of a given year, the Irish of 2018 will have faced 12 FBS opponents, 10 Power 5 opponents, a top 10 team, another ranked team or two and another handful of opponents of the cup. Stating a conference name on Notre Dame's win list would not change the quality of the team's 12-0 record – as long as it succeeds.

2. The quarterfinal game, somehow

Michigan is win-in, unless Georgia beats Alabama, gives us a ton of P5 champions at a loss, and unleashes the hottest debate in the history of the CFP.

state of Ohio can knock out wolverines, but does not have a way as safe. The Buckeyes are far behind Michigan in the PCP rankings for a reason: they look bad. Their loss was bad. They do not have many big wins. And then, they tried to lose against Maryland. A win over Michigan and a Big Ten title would remove a lot of worries. Perhaps there is simply no other valid option, but the two rivals will not enter on an equal footing.

Oh, and the winner has to beat a Northwest who has consistently broken records for victory. Also that.

3. The race to the first two seeded

Seed No. 1 will welcome the nearest cotton or orange to its campus, but No. 2 will probably play against Notre Dame. It was a joke. S & # 39; install.

Alabama and Clemson have dominated this sport, and only Georgia feels seriously challenged in the last two weeks, but – hey! – the weekend of rivalry becomes strange, and Pitt has already done it, so who knows.

4. The playoff bubble race

The only competitor of Big 12 is Oklahoma, who has to beat West Virginia at Morgantown and probably Texas at JerryWorld to be counted. The committee will use the terrible defense of OR as an argument.

The Pac-12 is down State of Washington, who must finally win the Apple Cup and beat Utah. The WSU hitting committee will face a lack of victories from big names. I have just listed all the ranked teams that the WSU has beaten, although it is two against Utes.

Georgia may take a place with SEC Championship revenge, but the place might not be that of Bama. Big Ten fans should tackle the tide in Atlanta. (A 12-1 Bama will have about the same schedule problems as a 12-1 Michigan, whether you use rude calculation or smarter figures, and that, according to S & P + and D & C Other parameters, the legendary eye test could indicate the current.)

UCF will not play in the playoffs, but the Knights deserve the top 10 ranking in which they would be in attrition anyway.

5 More of the new year's run to six should be really ordered

Here is the shortest scenario:

• Pink: Ohio lost to Michigan, but finished as the top ranked non-CFP Big Ten team. The state of Washington wins the Pac-12 and takes the autobid. No committee decision even necessary.
• Sugar: About the same as above, but Georgia and Oklahoma, respectively.
• Fishing and Fiesta: With a victory over the Texas A & M, the LSU are definitely at the rendezvous. An undefeated UCF is automatically entered. I guess a Florida 9-3 is out of the way. This would leave room for a 9-3 team like Penn State or Texas.

6. But the New Year's Eve could still be a big disaster!

Look at each of these elements in iso, then imagine two or three occurring at the same time:

• ACC: Pitt, beating Clemson in the ACC title game, might or might not overturn the Tigers in the playoff game, but the Panthers, defeated by four defeats, would cash in an ACC automatic for Peach or Fiesta. Ask Miami to drop Pitt 7-5 in advance if you want to improve the situation.
• Big Ten: The Northwest, four defeats, could win, take a spot for Rose and propel Michigan and the state of Ohio into the Peach / Fiesta spots. It could also bring Oklahoma into the playoffs, putting Texas in the loss of four defeats in the Sugar. So many four defeats!
• Big 12: Texas beating Oklahoma would put horns in sugar and OR in fishing or fiesta.
• Pac-12: Washington or Utah could win the Pac-12, take the Rose and kick Wazzu up to the Fiesta. That would be at least a 10-3 conference champion coming in, unless you want to move Utah to lose to BYU and win the Pac-12.
• SECOND: If Georgia beats Alabama and makes the SEC a two-man league, a 10-2 SSU will be transferred from Peach / Fiesta to Sugar.
• Our Lady: USC could overthrow the Irish at Peach or Fiesta and another player in the playoffs.
• Group of 5: One likely reason why the committee never ranks among the top four majors: imagine if a No. 5 UCF had just lost the AAFC title match while Utah's 12-1 win State took it to the MWC. USU would win the NY6 autobid, but why would the UCF fall to 13th or worse because of a tight defeat? We would then have two non-powers in the NY6. Good vibrations aside, it would not be good for business.

Fortunately, any team of bubbles that is being squeezed out of the NY6 during this mediocre mediocrity year would have no one to blame other than herself. If you go 9-3, you are a perfect fit for your Citrus / Alamo / local equivalent bowl.