Here are the teams that currently kind of control their path to the championship:
- Alabama
- Florida State
Great list, right? No one else is included because every other team has the possibility of winning the rest of their games but not being included in the playoff. If Oregon barely wins their next two games, they could get leapfrogged. Baylor and Ohio State could win out and still not make it in. In fact, they probably won’t, unless teams in the top 4 lose. Weird, right? They could be conference champs in major conferences, and have their spot taken by a team that is not even first place in their division. So yeah.
Here’s why we need an 8-team playoff with no selection committee: any of the following teams in my top 20 could be a conference champion at this point, and therefore still make an 8-team playoff (teams with a ^ would need help from other teams).
- #1 Florida St.
- #2 Alabama
- #3 Oregon
- #4 UCLA
- #5 Mississippi St^
- #6 Ohio State
- #7 Marshall
- #8 Arizona^
- #9 Arizona State^
- #10 Georgia^
- #12 TCU^
- #14 Georgia Tech
- #15 Missouri^
- #16 Colorado St.
- #17 Boise St.
- #18 Baylor
- #19 Wisconsin
11 teams would control their own season, whereas only 2 teams do so right now. Seems like it could be better.
Lastly, could we just bring back the A&M/Texas game already? Sheesh.
I’m trying something different this week. Here are the rounded scores for the top 20 teams. I think a rounded score gives a better idea of where a team is at. If two teams have the same score, know that they are ranked by decimal points.
Lastly, could we just bring back the A&M/Texas game already? Sheesh.
