Could the SEC get *three* teams into this year’s CFP? ByPatForde examines that question and more
. If the CFP rankings mirror the polls and have the Buckeyes and Wolverines within the top four, that’s a promising place to start. Illinois might be ranked higher by the committee than the human polls by simple virtue of not starting the season outside the rankings and thus being held down by slot voting.
In either of those cases, the Big Ten would have its best case for two in the Playoff. But there also could be quibbles with their nonconference schedules and Illinois’s Big Ten West slate. Which leads us to question No. 3.The Wolverines started the season with blowouts of Colorado State, Hawaii and Connecticut, three non-Power 5 teams that are a combined 8–18. And lest anyone forget, they chose to schedule that way, dropping a series with UCLA.
But give Oregon credit for agreeing to schedule that game, and to contest it with a first-year coach and a transfer quarterback playing his first game for the Ducks. Since the opener, Oregon has outscored its opponents by an average of 22.6 points and is the last unbeaten in Pac-12 play. This is part of an ancillary question: with three teams ranked in the
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