Very possible that UGA has to beat BAMA to make playoff

One loss Bama or UGA will be in over Cincinnati.

The P5 is running shite.

I think the CFP ranking of Cincy weighs a lot toward this.

If Cincy is #2 or 3 in the initial ranking and win out, they will be hard to justify being jumped later by a one loss conference champ, let alone runner up.

There are 4 spots for the CFPs and all 5 P5 conferences remain on track for an undefeated or one loss champ. Two P5 champs are getting left out if Cincy is in. A runner up isn't getting a spot in that scenario

For that reason, I won't be surprised to see Cincy at 4 or even 5 in first rankings.

Lots of football left though

Yet they play against highschool teams all year.

I think you have it backwards. Alabama has to beat UGA to get into the playoffs.

If Alabama plays and beats UGA in the SEC Championship it is likely that both get into the playoff, provided the game isn't a blowout.

A two loss Alabama might have a hard time getting in over a zero loss UGA, Oklahoma, Cincinnati, and a one loss Ohio State.

IMO, a Cincinnati playoff berth depends on Notre Dame winning the rest of their games.

Like the previous poster, Bama is having to play to get in, not UGA.

Every playoff prediction has UGA still over 90% to get in with a loss in the SECCG if they’re undefeated going in.

Too much football left to play, but it’s looking like the SECCG is only going to determine if the SEC gets 1 or 2 teams in.

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If Cincy and OU win out, there's a one loss B10 champ and BAMA makes Atlanta with only one loss, then does UGA have to win to get in?

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If Georgia goes to the SEC champ game and slips up against Alabama for one loss…. and the CFP committee puts in Cincinnati over Georgia…. The CFP committee should be disbanded. That would be a travesty of epic proportions.

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the Dawgs beat Cincy last year to boot

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True, but didn’t out class them.

If UGA wins out but loses in the SECCG they're still in. The top of the Big Ten has yet to play each other. They're about to cannibalize themselves unless one of them runs the table. I think Cincy will be 5 in the first rankings because of strength of schedule. They beat a terrible Indiana team and a lackluster Notre Dame team. I'm not saying they shouldn't get in but there's still a lot of chaos that will unfold.

I do not think Cincy is left out now if they win out. The Iowa loss yesterday sealed that. Bama has to win out and beat UGA to make the CFP. UGA can lose to a game and will still make it. If OU wins out they are in, but will be seeded behind Cincy. The question now is which Conference gets two in.