Miami @ 9 Clemson<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Georgia Tech @ 13 North Carolina<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Clemson & North Carolina are set to meet in the conference final but both know that their only chance of making the final four would be as one-loss champions. Thus the stakes remain high, especially for Clemson who faces a Miami side that needs another win to get Bowl eligible. The Hurricanes are on the edge of joining Texas A&M in the ignominy of failing to reach a bowl game after being ranked top 25 pre-season.<\/p>\n Florida State Didn’t even get a vote in the opening AP rankings but look likely to finish the season in the top 20 if they can win out. Quite a turnaround for a team who went on a three-game losing streak mid-season.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Illinois @ 3 Michigan<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Wisconsin<\/span> @ Nebraska<\/strong><\/p>\n Northwestern @ Purdue<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Indiana @ Michigan State<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n 2 Ohio State<\/span> @ Maryland<\/strong><\/p>\n 14 Penn State<\/span> @ Rutgers<\/strong><\/p>\n Iowa<\/span> @ Minnesota<\/strong><\/p>\n The Big Ten East will most likely be settled next week when Ohio State & Michigan meet. However, they both have one more game to successfully navigate before that winner takes all showdown. They would both get a further boost if Penn State wins out given its only losses have been to these two.<\/p>\n The West though is a mess and right now any one of five teams could get the chance to play party pooper in the Conference Final. Two weeks ago it looked like Illinois was the likely winner, however, a couple of bad losses have scuppered that and now they pretty much need a miracle to get in.<\/p>\n They do have the head-to-head advantage over Minnesota, Iowa & Wisconsin but if as expected they lose to Michigan that won’t count for much. Overall the permutations are so vast its best to wait until next week to see who is still standing in the West.<\/p>\n The other game of note is Indiana @ Michigan State as the Spartans really need this to get bowl-eligible given they have to travel to Penn State in their final game.<\/p>\n 4 TCU<\/span> @ Baylor<\/strong><\/p>\n 19 Kansas State<\/span> @ West Virginia<\/strong><\/p>\n Texas Tech @ Iowa State<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Oklahoma State @ Oklahoma<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n TCU can take another big step towards making the CFP Semi-Finals by moving to 11-0. They finish the season with Iowa State at home so this is probably their last big test before the conference final. They are likely to meet Kansas State there and of course, the Wildcats would love to get revenge and the Sugar Bowl place. The best of the action is in the Pac- 12 though where any two of five teams could still make the conference final.<\/p>\n Both Texas Tech & Oklahoma need another win to get bowl eligible. Who would have thought we would be saying that about the Sooners pre-season?<\/p>\n The Trojans need a win to keep their CFP hopes alive 7 USC<\/span> @ 16 UCLA<\/strong><\/p>\n Colorado @ 15 Washington<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n 10 Utah<\/span> @ 12 Oregon<\/strong><\/p>\n USC is now the conference’s last hope of a playoff berth but at this stage, they are still not even assured of a place in the conference final. A loss to UCLA would allow the Bruins to potentially move ahead of them.\u00a0 Utah of course could do the same with a win at Oregon. There are even scenarios where Washington gets into the conference final. But that would need a lot of results to go their way.<\/p>\n Austin Peay @ 9 Alabama<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n 1 Georgia<\/span> @ Kentucky<\/strong><\/p>\n 5 Tennessee<\/span> @ South Carolina<\/strong><\/p>\n 14 Ole Miss<\/span> @ Arkansas<\/strong><\/p>\n UAB @ 7 LSU<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Some strange games here with both Alabama & LSU playing non-conference games. If either was to lose it would be a huge surprise and it would really throw the CFP into chaos. Can you imagine the committee’s dilemma if we had a three-loss LSU winning the SEC Championship with one of those being to a C-USA team?<\/p>\n Tennessee would love that assuming they get past South Carolina, however in any event they remain well-placed should Georgia win out. Ole Miss has had another good season and will still in the hunt for an at-large Bowl bid with a win.<\/p>\n Boston College @ 18 Notre Dame<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Utah Tech @ BYU<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n The Fighting Irish have recovered nicely from a couple of shocking losses and will still be hoping for an “at large” place in one of the New Year Bowl games.\u00a0 They finish the season with a trip to USC so winning out should be good enough. That will be some turnaround for a team that started 0-2.<\/p>\n BYU after a good start need this one to get to six wins and Bowl eligibility. They will want that out of the way as their final game is a road trip to Stanford which won’t be easy.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The weekend’s focus will no doubt be on the battle for the CFP places however there is plenty of interest in the Group of Five Conferences…<\/p>\nBig Ten<\/h2>\n
Big 12<\/h2>\n
PAC 12<\/h2>\n
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Image: EpicStockMedia\/Shutterstock.com<\/p><\/div>\nSEC<\/h2>\n
Independents<\/h2>\n
Group Of Five Divisions<\/h2>\n
American<\/h3>\n