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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 1925786, member: 289"] [U]The College Football Playoff [/U] The last few years at this time in the college football season I’ve begun making weekly posts called “The Undefeated”, in which I gave detailed information about the remaining undefeated teams and they tried to stay in contention for first the BCS championships game and now the playoffs. Toward the end of the season, if it became apparent that we were going to have a one loss team in the playoff, I included information about them. The information was their record, their ranking, their points against ranked teams, (see that post), the remaining schedule, including the same information for each team. I’ve decided to simply these posts by focusing on upcoming games against the teams most likely to knock them off and be contenders themselves. I won’t be providing all the stats about each team: just who they play and when that might be a big threat. I’m going to call it “The Contenders” instead of “The Undefeated”. I’m going to list each undefeated team ranked in the AP, (writer’s) top 25 and then each one loss team from any of the ‘power five’ conferences, (the ACC, The SEC, the Big 10, Big 12 and Pac 12)or that continues to be ranked. There is virtually a 100% chance that all four playoff teams will come from this group. We’ve had one two loss team play for the title since the BCS started, (LSU 2007) and they are the only two loss national champion we’ve ever had. Then I’ll list the teams also on that list that they will be playing, when and where. That way we’ll be able to look forward to the big match-ups to come on the same page. Undefeated teams: ALABAMA is 8-0 and will be playing: They could play Florida (5-1) in the conference title game. BAYLOR is 6-0 and will be playing: West Virginia (6-0) on 12/3 at home The Big 12 has no title game. BOISE STATE is 7-0 and will be playing: They could play San Diego State (6-1) in the Mountain West title game. CLEMSON is 7-0 and will be playing no one on this list the rest of the way, (everybody in the Coastal Division has 2 losses) MICHIGAN is 7-0 and will be playing: At Ohio State (6-1) on 11/26 Again, Nebraska is the only team they might play in the conference title game with less than 2 losses. NEBRASKA is 7-0 and will be playing: At Ohio State (6-1) on 11/5 They could have a rematch with the Buckeyes or a game with Michigan (7-0) in the Big Ten title game. WASHINGTON is 7-0 and will be playing: At Utah (7-1) on 10/29 The Utes are the only team in the Pac 12 South with less than 2 losses. WEST VIRGINIA is 6-0 and will be playing: At Baylor (6-0) on 12/3 See above Comments: Alabama will be favored to run the table. Florida hasn’t really beaten anybody good yet. The real threat is their old pals at Auburn (5-2), who seem to be coming on strong again. Everybody else seems to have at most one major hurdle, although a couple could have rematches in conference title games. Baylor-West Virginia and Michigan-Nebraska would be the only confrontations between undefeated teams that are possible before the bowls. Could we have an all undefeated Final Four? One loss teams: FLORIDA is 5-1 and will be playing: They could play Alabama (8-0) or Texas A&M (6-1) in the SEC title game. LOUISVILLE is 6-1 and will be playing no one on this list. OHIO STATE is 6-1 and will be playing: Nebraska (7-0) on 11/5 at home Michigan (7-0) on 11/26 Nebraska is the only team they could face in the Big ten title game that might still be on this list. TEXAS A&M is 6-1 and will be playing: They could play Florida (5-1) in the SEC title game. UTAH is 7-1 and will be playing: Washington (7-0) on 10/29 at home They could have a rematch in the Pac 12 title game Comment: Ohio State will be in the playoff if they run the table but they aren’t looking like a team that could do that right now. Louisville is. They are hoping that less than four unbeaten are left standing at the end. Could they wedge their way into the playoff over an unbeaten team? [/QUOTE]

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