Post-Week 5 Field of 12 Projection: BYU the new #1, with #9 Georgia the only 1-loss at-large

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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 29) -- * denotes utomatic qualifier
ACC (1): *Clemson (3-1, 2-0)

Big Ten (4): *Indiana (5-0, 2-0), Ohio State (4-0, 1-0), Penn State (4-0, 1-0), Oregon (4-0, 1-0)

Big XII (1): *BYU (5-0, 2-0)

Mountain West (1): *UNLV (4-0, 1-0)

SEC (5): *Texas A&M (4-1, 2-0), Alabama (4-0, 1-0), Texas (5-0, 1-0), Tennessee (4-0, 1-0), Georgia (3-1, 1-1)

Last 2 In: Penn State, Oregon

First 4 Out (alphabetical): Iowa State (4-0, 1-0), Kansas State (4-1, 1-1), Miami (5-0, 1-0), USC (3-1, 1-1)

Other Conference Leaders Under Consideration (4): Navy (4-0, 3-0/American), Liberty (4-0, 2-0/Conference USA), Eastern Michigan (4-1, 1-0/MAC), UL-Monroe (3-1, 1-0/Sun Belt)

Movin' In (6): BYU, Clemson, Indiana, Oregon, Texas A&M, UNLV

Movin' Out (6): Illinois, Louisville, Miami, Navy, Ole Miss, Utah

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

#9 Georgia @ #8 Ohio State
#12 *UNLV @ #5 Alabama

#10 Penn State @ #7 Tennessee
#11 Oregon @ #6 Texas

Quarterfinals
#1 *BYU vs. #8 Ohio State/#9 Georgia winner (Fiesta Bowl/Dec. 31)
#4 *Texas A&M vs. #5 Alabama/#12 *UNLV winner (Sugar Bowl/Jan. 1)

#2 *Clemson vs. #7 Tennessee/#10 Penn State winner (Peach Bowl/Jan. 1)
#3 *Indiana vs. #6 Texas/#11 Oregon winner (Rose Bowl/Jan. 1)

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

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

Power 4 Head to Head Standings (through Sept. 29) --
Notre Dame (Independent), Oregon State (Pac 12), and Washington State (Pac 12) included

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

Week 6 Head to Head
UCF (Big XII) @ Florida (SEC)
 
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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 29) -- * denotes utomatic qualifier
ACC (1): *Clemson (3-1, 2-0)

Big Ten (4): *Indiana (5-0, 2-0), Ohio State (4-0, 1-0), Penn State (4-0, 1-0), Oregon (4-0, 1-0)

Big XII (1): *BYU (5-0, 2-0)

Mountain West (1): *UNLV (4-0, 1-0)

SEC (5): *Texas A&M (4-1, 2-0), Alabama (4-0, 1-0), Texas (5-0, 1-0), Tennessee (4-0, 1-0), Georgia (3-1, 1-1)

Last 2 In: Penn State, Oregon

First 4 Out (alphabetical): Iowa State (4-0, 1-0), Kansas State (4-1, 1-1), Miami (5-0, 1-0), USC (3-1, 1-1)

Other Conference Leaders Under Consideration (4): Navy (4-0, 3-0/American), Liberty (4-0, 2-0/Conference USA), Eastern Michigan (4-1, 1-0/MAC), UL-Monroe (3-1, 1-0/Sun Belt)

Movin' In (6): BYU, Clemson, Indiana, Oregon, Texas A&M, UNLV

Movin' Out (6): Illinois, Louisville, Miami, Navy, Ole Miss, Utah

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

#9 Georgia @ #8 Ohio State
#12 *UNLV @ #5 Alabama

#10 Penn State @ #7 Tennessee
#11 Oregon @ #6 Texas

Quarterfinals
#1 *BYU vs. #8 Ohio State/#9 Georgia winner (Fiesta Bowl/Dec. 31)
#4 *Texas A&M vs. #5 Alabama/#12 *UNLV winner (Sugar Bowl/Jan. 1)

#2 *Clemson vs. #7 Tennessee/#10 Penn State winner (Peach Bowl/Jan. 1)
#3 *Indiana vs. #6 Texas/#11 Oregon winner (Rose Bowl/Jan. 1)

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

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

Power 4 Head to Head Standings (through Sept. 29) --
Notre Dame (Independent), Oregon State (Pac 12), and Washington State (Pac 12) included

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

Week 6 Head to Head
UCF (Big XII) @ Florida (SEC)
Why is BYU #1?
 


Well, Danny B’s IU is u defeated and we will hear about it this week! Although he was berating Americans football obsession last week. Hmmm..
 




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