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.
GoA Conference-Central Rankings 11/10/2025:
Three Big Ten (no change)
Five SEC (+1)
One ACC (0)
One Big 12 (-1)
One at-large (0)
ND (0)
Current normal rankings, rearranged to denote expectation on being chosen.
Interesting possibility for Big 12:
TT, BYU and Utah all win out in reasonable fashion and everyone above and below goes the way they currently are, except OU and TX both losing to the SEC teams they play that are above them so that the final poll prior to conference championship has BYU as the last at large with Utah the first one out. Then BYU plays TT in the B12 championship game. If BYU wins they get a conference champ auto bid and TT would remain high enough to get an at large bid. But if BYU were to lose, would they then drop below Utah and be out of the playoffs while Utah who didn’t have to play TT again gets and lost to BYU gets in?
Lots of ifs.
One Big 12 Team will make it.
Due mainly to the shitty non-conference scheduling that this Conference is all about.
GoA Conference-Central Rankings 11/16/2025 (via AP)
Three Big Ten (0 change)
Five SEC (0)
One ACC (0)
One Big 12 (0)
One at-large (0)
ND (0)
Current normal rankings, rearranged to denote order of being chosen.
GaTech has a tough two games: Pitt to keep atop the ACC and make the Conf. Champ. Then UGA to get state bragging rights and gain national credibility.
Wondering about tiebreakers for Big 10. Three-loss parlay (IU to PUR, and tOSU to RUT and MICH) would be a huge payout in Vegas so not likely happening. BUT, if if it did, could USC or ORE or MICH slide in to the Conf. Champ.? USC plays at ORE. A USC win could vault them to the top 10.
MICH beating tOSU: Quick Googling tells me the tiebreaker is head-to-head. But that would require no three- or four-way ties.
EDITED:
List of “Win and they’re in” teams:
1-11: All but da U in da 12 above
12. BYU
13. Ga Tech
EDIT #2
I’m pretty sure Da U has barely above a 0% chance of getting into the ACC championship game. Ga Tech, Pitt, VA and SMU all have a better chance then Miami. At least that is what the AI is telling me.
It does seem that most of the talk Saturday seemed to focus on the ACC. My scenario above where BYU loses the BIG 12 championship and doesn’t get in to a team they beat, because they lost the extra game, didn’t get a mention in anything I heard. Though I have to admit the way I watch games I don’t get a lot of extraneous talk. Mostly I read articles, but it wasn’t there either.
Good catch. MIA might still be left out with wins in their final 2 games.
Agreed, good catch. They are currently the top ACC team in the rankings, yet they might not make the Conf. Champ. game. So, I’ll take them off the “Win and they’re in” list.
Add Pitt to that list, as they play GaTech, and with that win they’d be in at least 2nd in the conf.
BUT, not sure about a tiebreakers:
This is pretty crazy. It doesn’t appear that any ACC team besides GaTech is in a "win and they’re in "situation. So, dropping the rest off.
Most played rivalry in college football this weekend as my alma mater and the inspiration for my username look to finish 11-0 and in the top 3 of FCS, and maybe even get home games through the semifinals for the playoffs.
Where will Lane Kiffin coach next season?
Headed to the UW-UCLA game. Got my Dad’s hat on, as he went to one of these schools.
GT could land anywhere from a BYE to completely out of the playoff. I’d bet on the latter, but at least they control their own destiny.
