College Football Playoff rankings live updates: Countdown to today’s new release after Week 11 games

Date:

Share post:


Here are my thoughts on Tuesday’s CFP rankings:

ACC: SMU (8-1) should become the highest-ranked ACC team and be projected to earn a first-round bye. The No. 12 Mustangs, who gave up nine years of ACC TV revenue to join the conference, are alone atop the ACC standings after their bye week. Miami (9-1) will take a big dip from No. 4 and fall out of the Playoff projection.

SEC: Texas (8-1) should jump to pole position in the SEC. The Longhorns blew out Florida 49-17 as Quinn Ewers threw for a season-high 333 yards and five TDs. There are only two other one-loss teams in the conference (Texas A&M and Tennessee). I could see the Vols jumping into the top five, and the committee will like Alabama’s win against LSU. The committee will make Ole Miss (8-2) fans mad by keeping Georgia (7-2) in the field on the strength of its win against Texas.

Big Ten: The three teams with the best chance of making the CFP, per Austin Mock, all reign from the Big Ten (Oregon, Ohio State and Indiana). The committee should keep Oregon and Ohio State as Nos. 1 and 2. I can see it moving Penn State into the top five and Indiana up two spots to No. 6 (the Hoosiers won’t jump the Nittany Lions because the committee already showed its hand there). There’s a BIG drop-off after the Big Ten’s top four, but the conference should be pleased with the fact that it’s well-positioned for four teams to make the field.

Big 12: It looked like BYU (9-0) was going to stumble, but the Cougars survived and so did their CFP hopes. Outside the Playoff bracket, the biggest movement in the Big 12 will come from 7-1 Colorado, which should jump a few spots and has a legitimate chance to control its destiny with a shot at the conference title and CFP bid.

Group of 5: If BYU had lost, I would have predicted Boise State (8-1) to be ranked ahead of the top Big 12 team and earn a first-round bye, but the Cougars held on, which will keep Boise State as the G5 representative and a participant in the first round. The Broncos beat Nevada 28-21 yesterday in a game that was put away by Ashton Jeanty (of course).

Continue reading here.

GO FURTHER

College football says, ‘Let’s get weird,’ plus Playoff predictions for Tuesday



Source link

Alexandra Williams
Alexandra Williams
Alexandra Williams is a writer and editor. Angeles. She writes about politics, art, and culture for LinkDaddy News.

Recent posts

Related articles

Chelsea's Reece James out of Leicester game with hamstring injury

Chelsea captain Reece James has suffered another injury setback after being ruled out of the Premier League...

Geno Auriemma takes over the GOAT mantle, plus Army's CFP dreams

The Pulse Newsletter 📣 | This is The Athletic’s daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive...

How Bills' Tyler Bass is getting ready for his next big kick: 'You’re going to go through storms'

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — What are the odds the Buffalo Bills’ season comes down to a Tyler...

Fantasy football brain games: The upside of Tommy DeVito and trust issues with Javonte Williams

This article is all about decision-making and avoiding all the biases that can lead you to make...

What's next for the Warriors at the shooting guard spot after De'Anthony Melton's injury?

SAN FRANCISCO — In the last week, De’Anthony Melton went searching for extra medical advice about his...

Nina Wilson on Maddy Cusack's tragic death and why she has quit playing: 'It can happen again'

She speaks from the heart, as a close friend of Maddy Cusack, and starts to explain why...

The win record sets UConn's Geno Auriemma apart. But his players' legacies tell his greatness

STORRS, Conn. — If you thought UConn coach Geno Auriemma would immediately get all emotional and sentimental,...

Arsenal's start has been unusually tough, so is this the moment their season really begins?

After flying out of the blocks in their 2022-23 title challenge, Arsenal have made more stuttering starts...