One week to go in the regular season and once again the field for the CFP semi-finals shrunk as five of the top 16 ranked teams lost. Overall eight CFP-ranked teams lost, and a couple needed last-minute field goals to avoid adding to the total. Elsewhere the race for the Cotton Bowl took a nice…
Not a whole lot changed in week 12 given Oregon were the only top-ten loser. That and a bad loss for UCLA leaves USC as the Pac-12s’ last big hope. Given one of Ohio State and Michigan has to lose there is a good chance that the committee with pick a 12-1 conference champ over…
The top five were unchanged his week, however, there was a bit of turmoil behind this thanks to the PAC-12 having a mixed week. Good wins for USC & Utah were balanced off by bad losses for both Oregon & UCLA, results which leave the conference championship places wide open. The remaining unbeaten teams fill…
Week Eleven looked like being a bit routine, however, it turned out anything but, with the Pac-12 and Big Ten West being thrown into turmoil. Two weeks ago Illinois looked nailed on for the division, but a second consecutive loss means they are now outsiders for it. A couple of shocks in the PAC 12…
Week Eleven of the CFP rankings saw TCU finally get some validation for its undefeated season. They were seventh last week and behind a one-loss Alabama. They edged into the fourth spot thanks to Georgia’s win over Tennessee which means that there are now only four unbeaten teams left. The SEC still dominates the top…
Week 10 was quite tumultuous with two of the remaining unbeaten teams losing and this is reflected in the rankings with four changes. The top four are now the remaining unbeaten teams however given that Ohio State & Michigan still have to play each other there will be no more than three unbeaten teams this…
Craig Taylor