Or put it this way: If two unbeaten SEC teams met in Atlanta for the league title, would either really be in jeopardy of being eliminated? Someone is going to win and move onto the Big Ten title game/cakewalk at 12-0, but the 11-1 loser might be plenty good enough to remain in the playoff field. Oregon is lurking also.Ī lot can and will happen, but Ohio State (9-0) and Michigan (9-0) are barreling to the mega showdown the final week of the season in Columbus. That will be as significant as these promotional rankings can get at this point. TCU is likely fourth, but Tennessee could hold on there, too, despite losing to Georgia. Or maybe the Buckeyes and Wolverines are flipped. Tuesday’s College Football Playoff rankings should yield a top three of 1. This was in part because of the undeniable strength of the SEC and part because of the circumstances of how the season played out.Īs college football approaches its stretch run, there is a significant possibility that one conference could net two playoff invites.Įxcept the most likely scenario may not be the SEC, but its rival - the Big Ten, a league that failed to place a team in 13 of the 16 BCS title games and was actually shut out of the playoff in 20.
