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It's not pretty but the picture is clearing up. It just seems some teams don't want it even when they get a 2nd chance.
ACC
And then there were none. Wake Forest knocks off another contender from the top spot. Down goes Virginia and now there is chaos. There is a crowded field vying for the CCG. Georgia Tech, Virginia, Pittsburgh, SMU and Duke all have 1 conference loss. Duke plays Virginia this weekend so one of them will be out. Georgia Tech has Pitt as their last conference game so one of them will be eliminated. SMU just has to get by Louisville and Cal and they stand a chance. Louisville and Miami are sitting with 2 conference losses and are technically still in it. It's possible that we get a 2 conference loss team in the CCG. With that said, I still think only 1 team gets into the playoffs.
Big X
A couple of scares this past weekend but Indiana and Oregon prevailed when the clock struck 0:00. The Hoosiers just have Wisky and Purdue, who have combined for 1 conference victory, left on their schedule, so they should make the playoffs. Oregon and USC play each other as does Ohio State and Michigan. These 5 teams are battling for 3 or 4 playoff spots. Win and they are in.
But that's not all, Iowa is hanging around in the shadows. They play USC this weekend and if they win, They could sneak in picture if they beat USC and Michigan loses to Ohio State. Their conference losses are to Oregon and Indiana and they were very close games. If the cards fall right and the Big X gets 4 teams, they have a shot.
Big 12
It's looking like the $28 million team will make the CCG and get a chance to punch their ticket to the playoffs. BYU still has a chance but they will have to travel to Cincinnati and beat the Bearcats in a couple of weeks to get a rematch with Tech. But the Bearcats have their own "win and their in" the CCG so this is still a dog fight.
Houston and the Utes are sitting at 2 conference losses though Tech has the win over Houston and both BYU and Tech have a win over the Utes. But these last couple of weeks have shown, if yah ain't dead, you still have a chance for the CCG. You just need a little chaos. Right now, it's Tech and the winner of BYU-Cincy that will make the CCG and get the auto invite to the Playoffs. At this point, I don't see more than 1 team making it into the playoffs from the Big 12.
SEC
Will the SEC get 4 or 5 teams into the playoffs? That's the question every Texas fan is probably asking themselves. 4 Teams and Texas has to win out. 5 and they need to win 2 out of their last 3 and that's a pretty tall order. But you just have to have a little faith.
A&M and Ole Miss are about as close to give mes as you will get in college football. They are in. 'Bama has Chokelahoma and rival Auburn left on their SEC schedule. Doable, but you never know about the Iron Bowl.
It's simple for Georgia. Beat Texas and they are in. Lose to Texas and then things get a little hairy. It'll be up to the committee should Texas beat Arkansas and lose to the aggies. Another win and your in scenario.
The rest of the SEC is pretty much out of the race. With losses to Texas, Vandy and Chokelahoma can only hope Texas losses 2 of 3 and the SEC gets 5 teams in.
The others
Notre Dame keeps beating creampuffs and gets rewarded for it. Not sure why but win and their in. Maybe Pitt will beat them this weekend.
What a weekend for that final Conference Champ spot. It seems like no one wants that bid to face Indiana or Ohio State. Memphis goes down, San Diego State goes down. What does that leave us with? James Madison University out of the Sun Belt as this week's favorite. I know nothing about the Sun Belt so I'm going say it's a tough road for them. They have Coastal Carolina and Washington State on their schedule plus their CCG which could be Troy or Southern Miss.
Should the Dukes falter, we have the Navy Midshipmen, South Florida Bulls, Tulane Green Wave and the North Texas Mean Green out of the American Conference to take their place next week.
