Post-Week 6 Field of 12 Projection: Alabama remains in for now despite loss to (wait for it. ...) Vandy

[SelectionSunday]

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 October 6) -- * denotes utomatic qualifier
American (1): *Army (5-0, 4-0)

ACC (2): *Clemson (4-1, 3-0), Miami (6-0, 2-0)

Big Ten (4): *Indiana (6-0, 3-0), Ohio State (5-0, 2-0), Penn State (5-0, 2-0), Oregon (5-0, 2-0)

Big XII (2): *Texas Tech (5-1, 3-0), BYU (5-0, 2-0)

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

Last 2 In: Miami, Alabama

First 4 Out (alphabetical): Georgia (4-1, 2-1), llinois (4-1, 1-1), Iowa State (5-0, 2-0), Pitt (5-0, 1-0)

Other Conference Leaders Under Consideration (4): Liberty (4-0, 2-0/Conference USA), Toledo (4-1, 1-0)/MAC), San Jose State (4-1, 2-0/Mountain West), UL-Monroe (4-1, 2-0/Sun Belt)

Movin' In (3): Army, Miami, Texas Tech

Movin' Out (3): Georgia, Tennessee, UNLV

THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF
First Round (Dec. 20 & 21)
#9 BYU @ #8 Oregon
#12 *Army @ #5 Texas

#10 Miami @ #7 Penn State
#11 Alabama @ #6 Ohio State

Quarterfinals
#1 *Indiana vs. #8 Oregon/#9 BYU winner (Rose Bowl/Jan. 1)
#4 *Texas Tech vs. #5 Texas/#12 *Army winner (Fiesta Bowl/Dec. 31)

#2 *Texas A&M vs. #7 Penn State/#10 Miami winner (Sugar Bowl/Jan. 1)
#3 *Clemson vs. #6 Ohio State/#11 Alabama winner (Peach 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 Oct. 6) -- 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 (10-6)
4. Oregon State (1-1)
5. ACC (8-10)
6. Big Ten (7-10)
7. Big XII (7-11)

Week 7 Head to Head
Stanford (ACC) @ Notre Dame

 

[Gophers7NatTitlesBadgers0]

Bama losing to Vandy is like OSU losing to NW or Purdue. I see at least one more loss for the Tide and that should be enough to eliminate them. Going to be 4-5 SEC teams with two losses or less.

 

[2nd Degree Gopher]

Bama losing to Vandy is like OSU losing to NW or Purdue.

Actually, Purdue has won three of their last eight with the Buckeyes. Sadly, the team you were looking for to complete your comparison is probably Minnesota. (Twelve losses in a row, 1-29 in the last 30 against OSU.)

 

[Gophers7NatTitlesBadgers0]

Actually, Purdue has won three of their last eight with the Buckeyes. Sadly, the team you were looking for to complete your comparison is probably Minnesota. (Twelve losses in a row, 1-29 in the last 30 against OSU.)

I'm talking about the present state of NW and Purdue football, but point taken.