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Things are starting to get serious in the Bowl Subdivision.
Non-conference play is a thing of the distant past this season. Contenders are being chewed up in league play, with teams such as Michigan, Oklahoma and others getting erased the from College Football Playoff conversation amid multiple October losses.
Another team that has been put on the verge of playoff elimination is Alabama. The Crimson Tide went into October riding the wave of a win against Georgia but have lost twice this month, to Vanderbilt and Tennessee, and barely survived a third possible loss by escaping with a 27-25 victory against South Carolina.
Even still, the playoff picture remains cloudy with six weeks to go until conference championship weekend. There are 20 teams in the Power Four with one loss or fewer: six in the ACC and SEC, five in the Big Ten and three in the Big 12.
This home stretch of the regular season will help trim the list of playoff contenders. Beginning with this Saturday, these are the 10 games that will decide the final standings in the Power Four and which teams advance to the playoff:
No. 21 Illinois at No. 1 Oregon, Oct. 26
After losing to Penn State and looking very average in a 50-49 win against Purdue, Illinois rebounded with a very dominant win last Saturday against Michigan. That sets up this weekend’s trip to Oregon, a must-have win for the Illini’s playoff hopes. That the Ducks are about three-touchdown favorites shows the long odds Illinois will have to overcome to land an enormous upset.
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No. 11 Notre Dame vs. No. 24 Navy, Oct. 26
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Publish date : 2024-10-24 11:02:04
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