College Football Playoff – How Final Four Should Be

College football’s conference championship weekend has come and gone.  With it came Alabama ending Georgia’s extensive winning streak.  Did the Tide kill the Bulldogs chance of a College Football Playoff berth in doing so?

Will Alabama get in with the SEC championship, even though they were rated eighth in the most recent rankings?

Will Texas get credit for the early season win over Alabama and get in over the Tide?

And will Florida State get passed over despite running the table and going 13-0 after winning the ACC championship Saturday night?

Here is how the College Football Playoff should set up (not will) when its announced Sunday:

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Michigan got by Iowa in Saturday night’s Big Ten championship game and ran the table to a 13-0 regular season.  The early season schedule was laughable but the Wolverines took care of business in November, winning two games against top 10 opponents in the final month before knocking off a ranked Iowa team in the conference title.  Their resume is the best and regardless of scandal, should be given the top seed.

Washington (13-0)

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Washington was essentially the little engine that could this year.  Even after beating Oregon in the middle of the season, seemingly nobody nationally wanted to buy into the Huskies as the best team in their own conference, let alone a title contender.  They weren’t always the best looking but at the end of the day they ran the table 13-0 and should be the second seed.

Texas (12-1)

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Texas dropped one game, a rivalry one at that in the final moments against Oklahoma.  The biggest thing Texas has going for it compared to the rest of the one-loss squads is that they have one of the two best wins in the nation this season: at Alabama.  That has to matter and the Longhorns deserve to be in.

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Author : Fighting Irish Wire

Publish date : 2023-12-03 05:24:08

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