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Last week’s upset loss at Houston may not have eliminated Kansas State football from the College Football Playoff picture, but it certainly made for a much steeper climb.
What’s more, it had some media experts dropping the No. 21-ranked Wildcats (7-2, 4-2 Big 12) down the Big 12-affiliated bowl pecking order.
That said if K-State wins out to end the regular season, beating Arizona and Cincinnati at home and Iowa State on the road, advancing to the Big 12 championship game is not out of the question. But to get to Arlington on Dec. 7, the Wildcats also would need Colorado (6-2, 4-1) to lose at least once.
A victory at Iowa State (7-1, 4-1) would give the Wildcats the head-to-head advantage against both the Cyclones and Colorado, though they lost to first-place Brigham Young (8-0, 5-0). K-State was ranked No. 19 in the first CFP selection committee poll on Tuesday.
Two weeks ago, K-State was virtually a unanimous pick to end up at the Alamo Bowl on Dec. 28 in San Antonio, Texas, according to various media outlets’ predictions. That possibility still remains, though so does a drop to the Pop-Tarts Bowl in Orlando, also on Dec. 28, or to the Texas Bowl in Houston on Dec. 31.
While the Wildcats try to take advantage of a bye week to get back on track, here is where multiple media outlets have them going in December.
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Author : The Topeka Capital-Journal
Publish date : 2024-11-07 13:00:03
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