Could go in the Happy Thoughts or good things for kids type thread but here will do.
From above, BYU avoided a fine for storming the field, though ASU still got fined, maybe BYU fans were nicer in their storming??
So the Crumbl guy used the money to payoff the school lunch debt in SLC and Provo school districts to the tune of around 80K and then still donated the original expected 50K to the NIL collective.
So, how many teams can win the rest of their games and be assured of a playoff spot?
Obvi, the five undefeated teams, at least one of which will not be undefeated after the conference championship games (tOSU and IU).
13 current one-loss teams, six of which are in the SEC.
'bama plays OU
UGA plays undefeated GaTech
Miss plays OU and Vandy
MU plays OU and undefeated A and/or M
So, maybe at most three (?) will remain 1-loss and/or add a 1-loss team to the overall landscape.
And now Kelly is out.
Conference-Central Rankings 10/27/2025:
Three Big Ten (no change)
Five SEC (no change)
Two ACC (no change)
One Big 12 (no change)
One at-large (no change)
BYU plays TTech and UCinn. One and likely only one will get invited to the CFP.
In the American Conference, Memphis is the current highest ranking team, but Navy is currently undefeated, and they will play each other 11/27.
THEN, there will be a Conference Championship on 11/5.
THEN, Navy will play Army on 12/13.
THEN, Navy might play the next weekend in the CFP.
Before all that, they play ND on 11/8. A win there might bolt them above Memphis for a minute, and put ND out of its misery.
If ND run the table, they are likely in the CFP, since some of the teams above them have to lose at least one game. And, the two teams they’ve lost to are above them. The advantage of scheduling tougher teams.
No, tOSU and IU are not locks. You say so yourself:
At this point, any of these teams might have to lose three times to fall out of CFP contention.
So, just say, “win and you’re in.”
And then, determine how many other teams are “win and you’re in.” More than 11, for sure. Those are all “Tier 1” teams.
Then, “Tier 2” teams need some help.
Not sure why T-Tech is a Tier 3 team when they play BYU on 11/8, and if they win all their games they are in.
TLDR: Stupid article. Writer got paid, though.
Conference-Central Rankings 11/03/2025:
Three Big Ten (no change)
Four SEC (-1)
One ACC (-1)
Two Big 12 (+1)
One at-large (no change)
ND (+1)
BYU plays TTech and UCinn. One and likely only one will get invited to the CFP.