Post-Week 4 Field of 12 Projection: Tennessee & Illinois Take Top 2 Spots

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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. If tied, I first determine auto qualifier using head to head (if applicable), then if no head to head, by most deserving.

FIELD Of 12 PROJECTION (through September 22) -- automatic qualifier noted with *
American (1): *Navy (3-0, 2-0)

ACC (2): *Louisville (3-0, 1-0), Miami (4-0)

Big Ten (3): *Illinois (4-0, 1-0), Ohio State (3-0), Penn State (3-0)

Big XII (1): *Utah (4-0, 1-0)

SEC (5): *Tennessee (4-0, 1-0), Texas (4-0), Georgia (3-0, 1-0), Alabama (3-0), Ole Miss (4-0)

Last 2 In: Penn State, Ole Miss

First 4 Out (alphabetical): BYU (4-0, 1-0), Iowa State (3-0), Missouri (4-0, 1-0), Oregon (3-0)

Conference Leaders Under Consideration (4): Liberty (4-0, 2-0/Conference USA), Buffalo (3-1, 1-0), Fresno State (3-1, 1-0/Mountain West), South Alabama (2-2, 1-0/Sun Belt)

Movin' In (6): Illinois, Louisville, Miami, Navy, Penn State, Utah

Movin' Out (6): Indiana, Kansas State, Northern Illinois, Syracuse, UCF, USC

THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF
First Round (Dec. 20 & 21)

#9 Miami @ #8 Ohio State
#12 *Navy @ #5 Texas

#10 Penn State @ #7 Alabama
#11 Ole Miss @ #6 Georgia

Quarterfinals
#1 *Tennessee vs. #8 Ohio State/#9 Miami winner (Sugar Bowl/Jan. 1)
#4 *Louisville vs. #5 Texas/#12 *Navy winner (Peach Bowl/Jan. 1)

#2 *Illinois vs. #7 Alabama/#10 Penn State winner (Rose Bowl/Jan. 1)
#3 *Utah vs. #6 Georgia/#11 Ole Miss winner (Fiesta Bowl/Dec. 31)

Semifinals
Orange Bowl (Jan. 9)
Cotton Bowl (Jan. 10)

National Championship (Jan. 20) -- Atlanta, GA

Power 4 Head to Head Standings (through Sept. 22) --
Notre Dame (Independent), Oregon State (Pac 12), and Washington State (Pac 12) included

1 Washington State (2-0)
Notre Dame (2-0)
3. Oregon State (1-1)
4. SEC (9-6)
5. ACC (8-9)
6. Big Ten (7-10) -- tiebreaker over Big XII with 3-1 record
7. Big XII (7-10)
 
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