College Football

[Potomac]

And I see #6 BYU lost yesterday.
It will be interesting to see if they fall further than Tenn.

 

[Oldermanish]

Watched the LSU/Florida game and saw the coolest name for a player.
FLA's kicker: Trey Smack. Only thing that could've improved his perfect performance is if he'd gone 3 for 3. He only went 2 for 2......

 

[Nomad]

Looking a the schools that make up the Group of 5, will anyone outside of the Mountain West ever get the spot?

Well, this year you have #19 undefeated Army & #20 Tulane tied for 1st place in the American Athletic Conference with both locked into the conference championship game.

Army hosts #6 Notre Dame this Sat in probably their biggest game in team history. If they win this game & win the AAC conference, they could challenge & probably overtake Boise St for the Group of 5 top spot.

 

[Potomac]

The latest playoff rankings

RK	Team	REC	Last Week	Next Week
1	Oregon	11-0	@WisconsinW16-13	-
2	Ohio State	9-1	@NorthwesternW31-7	vs #5Indiana
3	Texas	9-1	@ArkansasW20-10	vsKentucky
4	Penn State	9-1	@PurdueW49-10	@Minnesota
5	Indiana	10-0	-	@ #2Ohio State
6	Notre Dame	9-1	vsVirginiaW35-14	vs #19Army
7	Alabama	8-2	vsMercerW52-7	@Oklahoma
8	Miami	9-1	-	vsWake Forest
9	Ole Miss	8-2	-	@Florida
10	Georgia	8-2	vs #7TennesseeW31-17	vsMassachusetts
11	Tennessee	8-2	@ #12GeorgiaL31-17	vsUTEP
12	Boise State	9-1	@San José StateW42-21	@Wyoming
13	SMU	9-1	vsBoston CollegeW38-28	@Virginia
14	BYU	9-1	vsKansasL17-13	@ #21Arizona State
15	Texas A&M	8-2	vsNew Mexico StateW38-3	@Auburn
16	Colorado	8-2	vsUtahW49-24	@Kansas
17	Clemson	8-2	@PittsburghW24-20	vsThe Citadel
18	South Carolina	7-3	vs #23MissouriW34-30	vsWofford
19	Army	9-0	-	vs #6Notre Dame
20	Tulane	9-2	@NavyW35-0	-

Boise State, however, gets first round bye


First-round byes

No. 1 seed Oregon Ducks
No. 2 seed Texas Longhorns
No. 3 seed Miami Hurricanes
No. 4 seed Boise State Broncos

First Round Match ups, as it stands

No. 9 Alabama Crimson Tide at No. 8 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Winner plays: No. 1 Oregon

No. 12 BYU Cougars at No. 5 Ohio State Buckeyes
Winner plays: No. 4 Boise State

No. 11 Georgia Bulldogs at No. 6 Penn State Nittany Lions
Winner plays: No. 3 Miami

No. 10 Ole Miss Rebels at No. 7 Indiana Hoosiers
Winner plays: No. 2 Texas

 

[Nomad]

Monstrous day in college ball:

Ohio St smokes Indiana ending their fairly tale season.

Unranked Oklahoma destroys #7 Alabama giving Bama an unprecedented 3 losses since 2010 putting their playoffs hope in jeopardy!

Unranked Auburn upsets #15 Texas A&M in an OT thriller!

Arizona St upsets BYU in a crazy finish to the game! CU is upset by Kansas! A 4-way tie for 1st place in the Big 12 (CU, BYU, ASU, Iowa St).

Boise St holds off Wyoming in a close one at Laramie (Jeanty runs wild for 169 yds). With the Army loss to ND, Boise St has the Group of 5 qualifier all but locked up.

 

[Potomac]

Monstrous day in college ball:

Ohio St smokes Indiana ending their fairly tale season.

Unranked Oklahoma destroys #7 Alabama giving Bama an unprecedented 3 losses since 2010 putting their playoffs hope in jeopardy!

Unranked Auburn upsets #15 Texas A&M in an OT thriller!

Arizona St upsets BYU in a crazy finish to the game! CU is upset by Kansas! A 4-way tie for 1st place in the Big 12 (CU, BYU, ASU, Iowa St).

Boise St holds off Wyoming in a close one at Laramie (Jeanty runs wild for 169 yds). With the Army loss to ND, Boise St has the Group of 5 qualifier all but locked up.

And Florida upsets #9 Ole Miss

Tuesday's playoff rankings will be very interesting.

 

[Potomac]

RANK	SCHOOL	RECORD	PREVIOUS
1	Oregon	11-0	1
2	Ohio State	10-1	2
3	Texas	10-1	3
4	Penn State	10-1	4
5	Notre Dame	10-1	6
6	Miami	10-1	8
7	Georgia	9-2	10
8	Tennessee	9-2	11
9	SMU	10-1	13
10	Indiana	10-1	5
11	Boise State	10-1	12
12	Clemson	9-2	17
13	Alabama	8-3	7
14	Ole Miss	8-3	9
15	South Carolina	8-3	18
16	Arizona State	9-2	21
17	Tulane	9-2	20
18	Iowa State	9-2	22
19	BYU	9-2	14
20	Texas A&M	8-3	15
21	Missouri	8-3	23
22	UNLV	9-2	24
23	Illinois	8-3	25
24	Kansas State	8-3	NR
25	Colorado	8-3	16

Dropped out: Army

Tuesday night's rankings above. Translation below:

The four teams with byes are in bold:

1. Oregon — highest-ranked conference champion (Big Ten) and seeded No. 1
2. Ohio State — at-large pick (second team from the Big Ten), seeded No. 5
3. Texas — second-highest-ranked conference champion (SEC) and seeded No. 2
4. Penn State — at-large pick (third team in the Big Ten), seeded No. 6
5. Notre Dame — at-large pick (independent), seeded No. 7
6. Miami (Fla.) — third-highest-ranked conference champion (ACC) and seeded No. 3
7. Georgia — at-large pick (second team from the SEC), seeded No. 8
8. Tennessee — at-large pick (third team from the SEC), seeded No. 9
9. SMU — at-large pick (second team from the ACC), seeded No. 10
10. Indiana — at-large pick (fourth team from the Big Ten), seeded No. 11
11. Boise State — fourth-highest-ranked conference champion (Mountain West) and seeded No. 4
12. Clemson — first team out of the CFP
13. Alabama — second team out of the CFP
14. Arizona State — fifth-highest-ranked conference champion (Big 12) and seeded No. 12

 

[Potomac]

If the season had ended with those standings, the matchups would be:

• (12 seed) Arizona State at (5) Ohio State — winner plays (4) Boise State in the quarterfinals
• (11) Indiana at (6) Penn State — winner plays (3) Miami (Fla.) in the quarterfinals
• (10) SMU at (7) Notre Dame — winner plays (2) Texas in the quarterfinals
• (9) Tennessee at (8) Georgia — winner plays (1) Oregon in the quarterfinals

 

[Potomac]

We are almost there.
This weekend is the normal end of season for most teams.
Next weekend are the conference championship games. Always a chance for some calamity.
Finals rankings come out after the conference championships.

 

[Potomac]

I think English fans of American college gridiron football (both of them ) would describe this weekend as being filled with "derbies"

 

[Nomad]

We are almost there.
This weekend is the normal end of season for most teams.
Next weekend are the conference championship games. Always a chance for some calamity.
Finals rankings come out after the conference championships.

It's crunch time for some teams. And there's a colossal mess in the Big 12 with a 4-way tie for the 1st place with only 2 of those of those 4 qualifying for the conference championship game (Arizona St, Iowa St, BYU & CU).

CU took care of the business today destroying Oklahoma St 52-0 in the season finale. Now they need 2 out of the other 3 teams to lose in order to play in the conference championship & have a shot at the playoffs

 

[Nomad]

What a day in college ball:

Unranked Michigan shocks #2 Ohio St knocking them out of the Big 10 Championship game (It'll be #4 Penn St vs #1 Oregon).

Unranked Syracuse upsets #6 Miami knocking them out of the ACC Championship game (It'll be #12 Clemson vs #9 SMU).

#3 Texas beats #20 Texas A&M - will play #6 Georgia in the SEC Championship game (Georgia beat Georgia Tech in an OT thriller Friday night).

#13 Alabama beats Auburn - will they get an at-large berth with three losses?

#14 ASU beats Arizona securing a spot in the Big 12 Championship game. #17 Iowa St beats #25 Kansas St but needs help from #19 BYU. BYU is playing Houston in a late one in Provo - they win & Iowa St is in. They lose & #23 CU would get in.

 

[jmdirt]

Go BSU!
Jeanty is fantastic! 2,288 yards, 28 TDs (after sitting out several 4th Qs (and a few second 1/2s) to rest him for the end of the season.

 

[Potomac]

Big Ten rushing leader Kaleb Johnson has announced he will declare for the NFL draft and not play in Iowa’s bowl game.

What a ¢ ^%+ !

 

[jmdirt]

Big Ten rushing leader Kaleb Johnson has announced he will declare for the NFL draft and not play in Iowa’s bowl game.

What a ¢ ^%+ !

I hate it.

 

[Potomac]

The NCAA FBS rankings released today, Tuesday Dec 3rd.

RANK	SCHOOL	RECORD	PREVIOUS
1	Oregon	12-0	1
2	Texas	11-1	3
3	Penn State	11-1	4
4	Notre Dame	11-1	5
5	Georgia	10-2	7
6	Ohio State	10-2	2
7	Tennessee	10-2	8
8	SMU	11-1	9
9	Indiana	11-1	10
10	Boise State	11-1	11
11	Alabama	9-3	13
12	Miami	10-2	6
13	Ole Miss	9-3	14
14	South Carolina	9-3	15
15	Arizona State	10-2	16
16	Iowa State	10-2	18
17	Clemson	9-3	12
18	BYU	10-2	19
19	Missouri	9-3	21
20	UNLV	10-2	22
21	Illinois	9-3	23
22	Syracuse	9-3	NR
23	Colorado	9-3	25
24	Army	10-1	NR
25	Memphis	10-2	NR

 

[Potomac]

Translation from NCAA.com

Here's what the 12-team field would look like​

Only a handful of games remain before the final CFP field is decided, but if the season ended today, this would be the tournament bracket:

HOW IT WORKS: Here's everything you need to know for how the 12-team CFP works

Top four seeds​

1 seed — No. 1 Oregon
2 seed — No. 2 Texas
3 seed — No. 8 SMU
4 seed — No. 10 Boise State

Oregon and Texas stay put as the top two seeds after both teams won last week. However, SMU replaces Miami as the highest-ranked ACC team, earning the No. 3 seed after the Hurricanes lost. Boise State holds steady as the fourth seed, projected over the highest-ranked Big 12 team, Arizona State.

First round games​

(12 seed) No. 15 Arizona State at (5 seed) No. 3 Penn State
(11 seed) No. 11 Alabama at (6 seed) No. 4 Notre Dame
(10 seed) No. 9 Indiana at (7 seed) No. 5 Georgia
(9 seed) No. 7 Tennessee at (8 seed) No. 6 Ohio State

 

[Potomac]

Selected final games before the final rankings

Friday, Dec. 6

8 p.m. | Tulane at No. 24 Army | AAC Championship Game | ABC
8 p.m. | No. 20 UNLV at No. 10 Boise State | Mountain West Championship Game | FOX

Saturday, Dec. 7

12 p.m. | No. 15 Arizona State vs. No. 16 Iowa State | Big 12 Championship Game | ABC
4 p.m. | No. 2 Texas vs. No. 5 Georgia | SEC Championship Game (Atlanta) | ABC
8 p.m. | No. 8 SMU vs. No. 17 Clemson| ACC Championship Game | ABC
8 p.m. | No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 3 Penn State | Big Ten Championship Game | CBS

 

[Nomad]

Big games for the ACC & Big 12 conference championships. The loser of the Big 12 game is definitely out. In the ACC, if SMU loses - I think they could be out (if Clemson loses, they're definitely out). The losers of the the SEC & Big 10 games will still be in the playoffs (those games are essentially for the byes & seeding). When all is said & done, we'll have to see where the committee ranks Alabama - do they get an at large bid with 3 losses & not playing in the conference championship?

 

[Potomac]

Big games for the ACC & Big 12 conference championships. The loser of the Big 12 game is definitely out. In the ACC, if SMU loses - I think they could be out (if Clemson loses, they're definitely out). The losers of the the SEC & Big 10 games will still be in the playoffs (those games are essentially for the byes & seeding). When all is said & done, we'll have to see where the committee ranks Alabama - do they get an at large bid with 3 losses & not playing in the conference championship?

Your prediction, please: Loser of Big 10 and SEC games....I believe both teams still make the playoffs, but do you think they get a home or an away game?

 

[Nomad]

I'll predict Penn St & Georgia lose but both will host a home playoff game.

 

[jmdirt]

BSU took care of business, but their O didn't look too great in the second half (maybe the 21-0 halftime score lulled them too much).

 

[Nomad]

What a day in college ball with some exciting, edge-of-your-seat championship games! With the exception of the ASU blowout of Iowa St, the other 3 games were barn burners:

Oregon beats Penn St in a high-scoring shootout.

Clemson beats in SMU with a 56 yd walkoff FG by an 18 yr old Freshman kicker! (sign him up in the NFL!).

Georgia beats Texas in OT with their backup QB, sophomore "Gunner" Stockton (5-star recruit out of Georgia), who played the entire 2nd half for the injured Carson Beck. In OT, "Gunner" on 3rd & long, takes off for a game winning 1st dn holding onto the ball after getting blasted by one of the hardest hits that I've ever seen in college football!

View: https://youtube.com/shorts/VdL_tJrZGoM?si=8aCUMAMdFvZ6AAhp

 

[Potomac]

'Bama and 'Canes are out.

 

[Nomad]

Alabama's undoing was that very bad loss to Vanderbilt back in Oct. It's been a long time that we've seen a 3 loss Bama team. They're definitely missing Saban. Another season like this with no playoffs and I think DeBoer is gone.

Here the CFP's final top 25 before the highest ranked conference champions & the Group of 5 were factored in & the playoff format set.

College Football Playoff Top 25: Final 2024 CFP rankings revealed

The final edition of the College Football Playoff Rankings reveals which teams will play for a national championship.

www.on3.com

Here's the top four, which would have been the playoff teams under the old system:

1. Oregon
2. Georgia
3. Texas
4. Penn St

If the national champion comes from one of these teams, which I think it will, then the extended playoff format is not that big of a deal. And in the last several championships, the winner has been either the #1 or #2 ranked team. Food for thought.