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LSU’s College Football Playoff bubble popped Saturday night, but that hardly cleared the playoff picture.
If anything, the CFP bracket got murkier after Miami lost its undefeated credentials and Ole Miss upset Georgia.
For several weeks, I capped the SEC at four playoff qualifiers. No more. My latest projection reverts to my preseason stance that the SEC will qualify five for the playoff.
Ahead of Tuesday’s rankings update, here’s my latest prediction for the CFP bracket. Top-four seeds would receive a first-round bye, while teams seeded Nos. 5 through 8 would host first-round playoff games.
1. Oregon (Big Ten)
Dillon Gabriel retained his perch near the top of the Heisman Trophy leaderboard by tossing three touchdown passes in Oregon’s 39-18 win over Maryland. My concern about the Ducks: They haven’t played a road game against team that’s currently above-.500. What happens when Oregon must leave Autzen Stadium’s friendly confines in the postseason? Last week: No. 1 seed.
2. Alabama (SEC)
As an SEC standings logjam forms, complex tiebreaker protocols might be needed to determine one or both teams for the conference championship game. So, I can’t say with certainty Alabama will reach Atlanta. Strapped with two conference losses, the Crimson Tide require help to get there. If they they get there, I like their chances of retaining the SEC’s crown. Quarterback Jalen Milroe regained his juice, and Alabama showed no signs of its October woes, while demolishing LSU. Last week: Not in playoff.
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3. Brigham Young (Big 12)
BYU spent most of its rivalry game against Utah vindicating the CFP committee’s initial lukewarm ranking of the Cougars. But, BYU just won’t go away. The Cougars used a late field goal to escape with a 22-21 victory, their…
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Publish date : 2024-11-12 12:03:02
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