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re: Would a Vol win guarantee two SEC teams in the playoffs?

Posted on 9/9/14 at 2:02 am to
Posted by Fuzzy
Member since Oct 2012
100 posts
Posted on 9/9/14 at 2:02 am to
Even if the Big XII doesn't get a team in the playoff and no conference gets more than one, it still doesn't guarantee 2 SEC teams in.

Notre Dame is possible, but highly unlikely due to their schedule. I seriously doubt they end the season with only 1 loss, much less undefeated. But they're ND and the committee will vote them in if at all possible. Frankly, 11-1 Notre Dame would probably be deserving.

BYU has nothing left on their schedule of note. The toughest 4 games left on their schedule are Boise, Cal, Virginia, and UCF. They could very well be undefeated.

Nevada, Central Michigan, and Northern Illinois could all feasibly finish undefeated. We don't know how the selection process would look on undefeated mid majors. CMU even has 2 more power conference cellar dwellers on their schedule to point to and say "hey, we can hang with the big boys!" if they do win out. Of course it would be bullcrap, but the selectors may be dumb enough to fall for it. If a 1 loss MAC team can get into the Orange bowl, an undefeated one can certainly get into the playoff.

The biggest issue I would see though is if Stanford and USC have a rematch in the Pac-12 championship and Stanford wins (11-1 Stanford vs 12-0 USC). You know if that happens the media will be slobbering all over the possibility of USC vs Stanford part III. (there are other scenarios with 2 PAC teams in the playoff, but I don't think the media heat would be as strong for any other scenario.)
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