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Keep in mind for the most part I'm valuing (perceived) quality of wins/schedule. Obviously, quality of wins/schedule is more difficult to ascertain early in the season.
Early on you'll see some crazy combinations for the 5 automatic qualifiers (see below) until we get into roughly the third week of the conference schedules, when there starts to be some separation. That's because the automatic qualifiers/conference leaders are determined by "best conference record", hence 1-0 is better than 0-0, 2-0 is better than 1-0, etc.
Just take a look at our top 4 teams this week and you'll see I pretty much determined the 5 automatic qualifiers based on the strength of their best (perceived) win. Teams that already have played a conference game have both their overall and conference records listed.
FIELD Of 12 PROJECTION (through September 12) -- automatic qualifier noted with *
ACC (1): *Boston College (2-0, 1-0)
Big Ten (4): *Michigan State (2-0, 1-0), USC (2-0), Ohio State (2-0), Penn State (2-0)
Big XII (1): *Kansas State (2-0)
MAC (1): *Northern Illinois (2-0)
SEC (5): *South Carolina (2-0, 1-0), Texas (2-0), Georgia (2-0), Tennessee (2-0), Alabama (2-0)
Last 2 At-Larges: Alabama, Penn State
First 4 Out (alphabetical): Miami-Florida (2-0), Oklahoma State (2-0), Ole Miss (2-0), Oregon (2-0)
Conference Leaders Under Consideration (4): Army (2-0, 1-0/American), Liberty (2-0, 1-0/Conference USA), San Jose State (2-0, 1-0/Mountain West), James Madison (2-0/Sun Belt)
THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF
First Round (Dec. 20 & 21)
#9 Ohio State @ #8 Tennessee
#12 *Boston College @ #5 Texas
#10 Alabama @ #7 USC
#11 Penn State @ #6 Georgia
Quarterfinals
#1 *Northern Illinois vs. #8 Tennessee/#9 Ohio State winner (Rose Bowl/Jan. 1)
#4 *Michigan State vs. #5 Texas/#12 Boston College winner (Peach Bowl/Jan. 1)
#2 *Kansas State vs. #7 USC/#10 Alabama winner (Fiesta Bowl/Dec. 31)
#3 *South Carolina vs. #6 Georgia/#11 Penn State winner (Sugar Bowl/Jan. 1)
Semifinals
Orange Bowl (Jan. 9)
Cotton Bowl (Jan. 10)
National Championship (Jan. 20) -- Atlanta, GA
Week 3 CFP Watch
Friday
Arizona @ Kansas State, 7 (FOX)
Saturday
Alabama @ Wisconsin, 11 (FOX)
Oklahoma State @ Tulsa, 11 (ESPN2)
LSU @ South Carolina, 11 (ABC)
Boston College @ Missouri, 11:45 (SECN)
Oregon @ Oregon State, 2:30 (FOX)
Ball State @ Miami-Florida, 2:30 (ACCN)
Prairie View A&M @ Michigan State, 2:30 (BTN)
UTEP @ Liberty, 5 (ESPN+)
Ole Miss @ Wake Forest, 5:30 (CWN)
UTSA @ Texas, 6 (ESPN)
Kennesaw State @ San Jose State, 6 (TRUTV)
Georgia @ Kentucky, 6:30 (ABC)
Kent State @ Tennessee, 6:45 (SECN)
Power 4 Head to Head Standings (through Sept. 7)
Notre Dame (Independent), Oregon State (Pac 12), and Washington State (Pac 12) are included.
T-1. Washington State (1-0)
T-1. Notre Dame (1-0)
3. ACC (5-5) -- holds tiebreaker over Big Ten with 2-0 head to head
4. Big Ten (4-4)
5. Big XII (6-7)
6. SEC (5-6)
7. Oregon State (0-0)
Early on you'll see some crazy combinations for the 5 automatic qualifiers (see below) until we get into roughly the third week of the conference schedules, when there starts to be some separation. That's because the automatic qualifiers/conference leaders are determined by "best conference record", hence 1-0 is better than 0-0, 2-0 is better than 1-0, etc.
Just take a look at our top 4 teams this week and you'll see I pretty much determined the 5 automatic qualifiers based on the strength of their best (perceived) win. Teams that already have played a conference game have both their overall and conference records listed.
FIELD Of 12 PROJECTION (through September 12) -- automatic qualifier noted with *
ACC (1): *Boston College (2-0, 1-0)
Big Ten (4): *Michigan State (2-0, 1-0), USC (2-0), Ohio State (2-0), Penn State (2-0)
Big XII (1): *Kansas State (2-0)
MAC (1): *Northern Illinois (2-0)
SEC (5): *South Carolina (2-0, 1-0), Texas (2-0), Georgia (2-0), Tennessee (2-0), Alabama (2-0)
Last 2 At-Larges: Alabama, Penn State
First 4 Out (alphabetical): Miami-Florida (2-0), Oklahoma State (2-0), Ole Miss (2-0), Oregon (2-0)
Conference Leaders Under Consideration (4): Army (2-0, 1-0/American), Liberty (2-0, 1-0/Conference USA), San Jose State (2-0, 1-0/Mountain West), James Madison (2-0/Sun Belt)
THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF
First Round (Dec. 20 & 21)
#9 Ohio State @ #8 Tennessee
#12 *Boston College @ #5 Texas
#10 Alabama @ #7 USC
#11 Penn State @ #6 Georgia
Quarterfinals
#1 *Northern Illinois vs. #8 Tennessee/#9 Ohio State winner (Rose Bowl/Jan. 1)
#4 *Michigan State vs. #5 Texas/#12 Boston College winner (Peach Bowl/Jan. 1)
#2 *Kansas State vs. #7 USC/#10 Alabama winner (Fiesta Bowl/Dec. 31)
#3 *South Carolina vs. #6 Georgia/#11 Penn State winner (Sugar Bowl/Jan. 1)
Semifinals
Orange Bowl (Jan. 9)
Cotton Bowl (Jan. 10)
National Championship (Jan. 20) -- Atlanta, GA
Week 3 CFP Watch
Friday
Arizona @ Kansas State, 7 (FOX)
Saturday
Alabama @ Wisconsin, 11 (FOX)
Oklahoma State @ Tulsa, 11 (ESPN2)
LSU @ South Carolina, 11 (ABC)
Boston College @ Missouri, 11:45 (SECN)
Oregon @ Oregon State, 2:30 (FOX)
Ball State @ Miami-Florida, 2:30 (ACCN)
Prairie View A&M @ Michigan State, 2:30 (BTN)
UTEP @ Liberty, 5 (ESPN+)
Ole Miss @ Wake Forest, 5:30 (CWN)
UTSA @ Texas, 6 (ESPN)
Kennesaw State @ San Jose State, 6 (TRUTV)
Georgia @ Kentucky, 6:30 (ABC)
Kent State @ Tennessee, 6:45 (SECN)
Power 4 Head to Head Standings (through Sept. 7)
Notre Dame (Independent), Oregon State (Pac 12), and Washington State (Pac 12) are included.
T-1. Washington State (1-0)
T-1. Notre Dame (1-0)
3. ACC (5-5) -- holds tiebreaker over Big Ten with 2-0 head to head
4. Big Ten (4-4)
5. Big XII (6-7)
6. SEC (5-6)
7. Oregon State (0-0)
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