Tag: Playoff Rankings

The Playoff Landscape

Posted on by Zach McKinnell

The past two weeks of college football madness has ruined many dreams and gave other teams much promise as the season enters the last few weeks of the season. We have seen teams like LSU make a statement against Alabama and others like Minnesota watch their dreams of an undefeated season be spoiled by Iowa. The new playoff rankings will be released Tuesday night at 7pm ET/ 6pm CT and it will all be irrelevant for the teams outside the Top 15. Which teams have all but booked their ticket to New Orleans and what teams need some help to get there? 

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McKinnell’s Week 12 Playoff Predictions

Posted on by Zach McKinnell

The playoff committee will release the 2nd round of playoffs rankings tonight at 7pm ET/ 6pm CT and after a wild weekend of games and upsets it should be interesting who makes the top 4 in the rankings.

  1. LSU (9-0): No team has four wins over top 10 teams other than LSU. LSU dominated Alabama in Bryant Denny Stadium and looked superior in almost every aspect of the game. This team is on a collision course with Georgia in the SEC Championship and if LSU wins that game will have five top 10 wins going into the playoffs.   

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The Matchups That Will Decide the CFP

Posted on by Zach McKinnell

Last night, the CFP committee dropped the first round of playoff rankings and the world is still talking about why their team was not higher or why their rival should be lower in the rankings. We have Clemson fans upset (rightly so) that their team was left out of the top 4, but we also have Ohio State fans that are celebrating (prematurely) that their team was #1 in the rankings. We have other fans (I am looking at you Tuscaloosa and Baton Rouge) that are mad that their teams are not #1. 

I am hear to let people know to take a nice deep breath and just relax. There are still 5 weeks left in the season, plus a weekend of conference championships that will decide the final four teams that will compete for a national title. I have ranked the top 10 matchups remaining this season that will determine the four teams in the CFP. This list does not include championship week games, because we all already know how important those games are to the playoff race.

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McKinnell’s Playoff Predictions

Posted on by Zach McKinnell

The playoff committee will release their first round of playoff rankings tonight at 8pm CT/ 9pm ET, which will be sure to insight much reaction from the college football world. There are many unknowns about tonight’s rankings. How does the committee view the strength of schedule of teams like LSU, Ohio State, and Alabama? Did the one-point win over UNC hurt Clemson’s chances? There are many scenarios that could play out tonight and shape the college football playoff chase.Here I give my predictions on where you could find your favorite team. I know we are all rooting for chaos.

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