Well, we've got two weeks of games and three sets of CFP rankings to be released before we know what teams will be in the College Football Playoff and the semifinal games in which they'll be playing. So, who've you got? Which four teams will make the top 4, what will be the semifinal match-ups, and what results over the next two weeks get us there?
I'll go first.
This week's (i.e., Tuesday's) rankings:
1. Alabama, 2. Oregon, 3. Florida State, 4. Mississippi State, 5. Ohio State, 6. TCU, 7. Baylor, 8. UCLA
This week's games:
Alabama takes care of business against the barn.
Oregon beats Oregon State.
Florida State loses to Florida, a result that will be shocking to many but really shouldn't shock anyone.
Mississippi State beats Ole Miss, barely.
TCU struggles with Texas, perhaps needing a last-minute score to secure the win.
Ohio State just embarrasses Michigan, sealing Hoke's fate - if it wasn't already.
Baylor runs Texas Tech out of the stadium.
UCLA beats up on Stanford.
Arky beats Mizzou, putting Georgia in the SEC Championship Game.
Next week's rankings:
1. Alabama, 2. Oregon, 3. Ohio State, 4. Baylor, 5. Mississippi State, 6. UCLA, 7. TCU, 8. Florida State
Next week's games:
Alabama beats Georgia to win the SEC Championship.
Oregon beats UCLA to win the PAC 12 Championship.
Wisconsin upsets Ohio State to win the Big Ten Championship.
Baylor loses to Kansas State.
TCU rebounds and massacres Iowa State (shocking, I know), becoming the official Big 12 Champion.
Florida State beats Georgia Tech to win the ACC Championship.
Final rankings:
1. Alabama, 2. Oregon, 3. Mississippi State, 4. TCU... [nothing else matters]
Semifinal Match-ups:
- Sugar Bowl -
#1 Alabama vs #4 TCU
- Rose Bowl -
#2 Oregon vs #3 Mississippi State
Despite many people's hopes and, perhaps, the committee's best efforts - by having Baylor leap-frog Miss St in next week's rankings, setting them up for a playoff spot - you end up with two SEC teams in the first College Football Playoff. The only question will be whether or not it's a rematch in the National Championship game.
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I'll go first.
This week's (i.e., Tuesday's) rankings:
1. Alabama, 2. Oregon, 3. Florida State, 4. Mississippi State, 5. Ohio State, 6. TCU, 7. Baylor, 8. UCLA
This week's games:
Alabama takes care of business against the barn.
Oregon beats Oregon State.
Florida State loses to Florida, a result that will be shocking to many but really shouldn't shock anyone.
Mississippi State beats Ole Miss, barely.
TCU struggles with Texas, perhaps needing a last-minute score to secure the win.
Ohio State just embarrasses Michigan, sealing Hoke's fate - if it wasn't already.
Baylor runs Texas Tech out of the stadium.
UCLA beats up on Stanford.
Arky beats Mizzou, putting Georgia in the SEC Championship Game.
Next week's rankings:
1. Alabama, 2. Oregon, 3. Ohio State, 4. Baylor, 5. Mississippi State, 6. UCLA, 7. TCU, 8. Florida State
Next week's games:
Alabama beats Georgia to win the SEC Championship.
Oregon beats UCLA to win the PAC 12 Championship.
Wisconsin upsets Ohio State to win the Big Ten Championship.
Baylor loses to Kansas State.
TCU rebounds and massacres Iowa State (shocking, I know), becoming the official Big 12 Champion.
Florida State beats Georgia Tech to win the ACC Championship.
Final rankings:
1. Alabama, 2. Oregon, 3. Mississippi State, 4. TCU... [nothing else matters]
Semifinal Match-ups:
- Sugar Bowl -
#1 Alabama vs #4 TCU
- Rose Bowl -
#2 Oregon vs #3 Mississippi State
Despite many people's hopes and, perhaps, the committee's best efforts - by having Baylor leap-frog Miss St in next week's rankings, setting them up for a playoff spot - you end up with two SEC teams in the first College Football Playoff. The only question will be whether or not it's a rematch in the National Championship game.
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