Maybe the cleanest scenario surrounding The Game is this: Ohio State defeats Michigan at home, Penn State beats Michigan State, and the Buckeyes advance to the Final Four with only one loss without even competing in the Big Ten title game. 3 in the country. Both teams have just one loss and with all the carnage around them, both are sitting very pretty in the playoff picture. Many people think that this year’s version of The Game is a de facto national quarterfinal game with No. The Buckeyes defeated the Scarlet Knights 58-0. 2) Can the Ohio State-Michigan winner miss the playoff? COLUMBUS, OH – OCTOBER 01: Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Urban Meyer prepares to take his team onto the field before the game against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Ohio Stadium on Octoin Columbus, Ohio.
There can only be a maximum of three one-loss teams ahead of them (Ohio State-Michigan winner, Clemson, Washington), and it’s highly likely the Tide would sit at the front of whatever line they’re in, even with two losses in their final two games.
However, if Florida falls to the Seminoles and gets to three losses… there’s a chance that Alabama could conceivably lose both their final games and still make it in. But if they win versus Florida State and Alabama, there’s a chance that the committee could see “SEC Champion” as an automatic entry. *** Pac-12 Hotline is not endorsed or sponsored by the Pac-12 Conference, and the views expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the views of the Conference.The committee clearly doesn’t respect Florida, who sits way down at No. *** Send suggestions, comments and tips (confidentiality guaranteed) to or call 40 Details are here, and thanks for your support. Yep, that’s 99 cents for 90 days, with the option to cancel anytime. Support the Hotline: Receive three months of unlimited access for just 99 cents. Of course, the Utes could eliminate any and all uncertainty and win the conference championship. What if the Rose Bowl must choose between five-loss Utah and four-loss Oregon State, with both teams unranked and the Beavers having won the head-to-head matchup?īut that’s seemingly the only scenario in which Utah would get squeezed out of the Rose Bowl vacancy left by Oregon’s ascent to the playoff. The same would seemingly be true if Washington State finished second in the North, because Utah won that head-to-head, as well. After all, they beat each contender handily. (Any decision would be made in consultation with Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff.)Īs we see it, the unranked Utes would receive clear and obvious priority over any teams from the South. In other words, bowl officials have the flexibility to select the replacement team that makes the most sense, so long as there isn’t a wide disparity in the rankings. Past playoff or bowl appearances and performanceĬolorado Buffs football: Mike Sanford striving for winning formula –– for now and future The last time a team played in the Rose Bowl Game The selection process would take the following factors into account: That “cluster” could include teams close to each other in the rankings - or a group of unranked teams. “If the next-highest ranked team is in a ‘cluster’ of teams, meaning there is another team or teams from the same conference ranked within several spots of each other, the Tournament of Roses will select the team from that cluster that will result in the best possible matchup for the Rose Bowl Game.”
However, the Rose Bowl policy includes a caveat, according to Management Committee Chair Scott Jenkins:
If the Utes have five losses, they won’t be ranked. “Should a team from the Big Ten or Pac-12 be selected to go to the College Football Playoff, the Tournament of Roses will traditionally select the next-highest CFP-ranked team from that conference.” The Rose Bowl’s standing policy is the following: So the Rose Bowl would have a vacancy and five-loss Utah as an option. (The Ducks can only reach the playoff by winning the rest of their games.) Remember, the Utes already have three losses and would, in this scenario, add two more defeats to their total - both against Oregon. Several factors would enter the calculation, including the ranking of the second-place teams in the North and South divisions. Would bowl officials automatically select the Utes if they have captured the South and finished as the conference runner-up? Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menu
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