CFP Rankings for Dec 2

[DuxburyO]

Rules are rules. Miami is probably the best team but didn’t do what was agreed by all to make the the title game. Too bad and so sad. They lost the games they needed to win.

 

[bpo57]

Is Notre Dame out?

Even if Bama loses they will stay ahead of Notre Dame?

If BYU wins, then ND is the first team out. If BYU loses do they drop below Miami? In which case how do you keep Miami one spot behind Notre Dame, a team they beat head to head? Also it back doors the ACC into the playoffs should UVA lose. Or it could give the ACC two teams!

Would ND missing out force them into a conference?

Why did Bama jump ND? Was it that down to the wire impressive win over 5-7 Auburn? They moved them to protect them in case they lose to UGA. As for ND, lot of people predicting Miami would jump them if BYU loses. Those folks should wander over to their nearest sports book. At Caesar's ND is -500 to make the playoffs while Miami is +600.

 

[bpo57]

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Then Bama should have been ahead of ND weeks ago. That is the issue. Not that they are ahead but that they jumped on this last game.

SOS can be biased too. Bama has played 10 P4 games going 8-2. Notre Dame has also played 10 P4s, also going 8-2. Bama played a bad G5 and an FCS. While ND played 2 of the better G5s. So if you look under the hood, I don't see a stronger schedule top to bottom. Notre Dame has no good Ws but also no bad Ls. Bama has a bad L, but they have one good W and one great W. That is what should put them ahead.

The problem is the committee dropped Bama below ND for losing to Oklahoma. They shouldn't have. They corrected that mistake this week but there was no reason to do so which makes them look dumb.

Why is Oklahoma that highly ranked? Their offense is putrid, they looked terrible against a floundering LSU.

 

[690West]

Why did Bama jump ND? Was it that down to the wire impressive win over 5-7 Auburn? They moved them to protect them in case they lose to UGA. As for ND, lot of people predicting Miami would jump them if BYU loses. Those folks should wander over to their nearest sports book. At Caesar's ND is -500 to make the playoffs while Miami is +600.

Down to Miami +430 and UND -355. Still 78% UND gets in currently.

What a world we’re living in. Same SOS and one beat the other. But there’s real specks of gold in the helmets!!!

 

[bpo57]

Down to Miami +430 and UND -355. Still 78% UND gets in currently.

What a world we’re living in. Same SOS and one beat the other. But there’s real specks of gold in the helmets!!!

And Miami lost to two teams, neither one currently ranked in the top 25. Those were bad losses. Apparently we're not overly concerned with looking at all 12 games. Miami was also unable to win a hideously bad conference. Both teams played Pitt in the last few weeks, one was favored by 12.5, the other by 6.5. I understand there are valid points each side can make - and frankly both teams are playoff worthy, particularly over some of these fugazy SEC teams - but I think it's too simplistic to focus just on the head to head results. JMO

 

[upperdeck]

I dont think Ala or Ok are all the good. I also think Miami plays way under their talent level too much