Post-Week 8 Field of 12: Oregon remains #1, Vols move in, Miami & Texas last 2 in

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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 October 20) -- * denotes automatic qualifier
ACC (2): *Clemson (6-1,5-0), Miami (7-0, 3-0)

Big Ten (3): *Oregon (7-0, 4-0), Penn State (6-0, 3-0), Ohio State (5-1, 2-1)

Big XII (2): *BYU (7-0, 4-0), Iowa State (7-0, 4-0)

Mountain West (1): *Boise State (5-1, 2-0)

SEC (4): *Texas A&M (6-1, 4-0), Georgia (6-1, 4-1), Tennessee (6-1, 3-1), Texas (6-1, 2-1)

Last 2 In: Miami, Texas

First 4 Out (alphabetical): Indiana (7-0, 4-0), Kansas State (6-1, 3-1), LSU (6-1, 3-0), SMU (6-1, 3-0)

Other Conference Leaders Under Consideration (4): Army (7-0, 6-0/American), Liberty (5-0, 3-0/Conference USA), Western Michigan (4-3, 3-0/MAC), Louisiana (6-1, 3-0)/Sun Belt)

Movin' In (1): Tennessee

Movin' Out (1): Alabama

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

#9 Tennessee @ #8 Iowa State
#12 Miami @ #5 Georgia

#10 Texas @ #7 Ohio State
#11 *Boise State @ #6 Penn State

Quarterfinals
#1 *Oregon vs. #8 Iowa State/#9 Tennessee winner (Rose Bowl/Jan. 1)
#4 *Texas A&M vs. #5 Georgia/#12 Miami winner (Sugar Bowl/Jan. 1)

#2 *BYU vs. #7 Ohio State/#10 Texas winner (Fiesta Bowl/Dec. 31)
#3 *Clemson vs. #6 Penn State/#11 *Boise State 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. 20) --
Notre Dame (Independent), Oregon State (Pac 12), and Washington State (Pac 12) included

1 Notre Dame (5-0)
2 Washington State (2-0)
3. SEC (10-6)
4. Oregon State (1-1)
5. Big Ten (7-10)
6. ACC (8-12)
7. Big XII (7-11)

Week 9 Head to Head
Oregon State @ Cal
 




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