Clemson remains fourth in playoff poll

This week, the committee went somewhere in between. “People would definitely remember that team, definitely remember us”.

“The committee likes what we’ve seen on the field from Washington“, said selection committee chairman Kirby Hocutt.

“It saddens me to say that my career at Penn State has come to an end”, Walker wrote on Twitter Tuesday. I think Washington is the most likely non Big Ten team to lose, and I think they will.

The question is if Penn State can close that gap by winning the Big Ten’s East Division this weekend and then the Big Ten title on December 3. 7-10 is occupied by Penn State, Oklahoma, Colorado and Oklahoma State, as the Nittany Lions could be set to make a jump if Ohio State beats MI. That’s where No. 24 Stanford (no change) finds itself after defeating Cal for the seventh year in a row, giving the Cardinal its fourth-straight win of the season. So you can an OSU win over No. 3 MI and a Penn State win over No. 6 Wisconsin to the respective resumes. Ohio State had a tougher schedule than MI as the Wolverines only had four road games with Rutgers one of them, but MI would have two losses regardless.

On to the rankings themselves.

Harbaugh knows his team will face a challenge in containing Buckeyes quarterback J.T. Barrett and said he expects a “big, healthy, fair, honest, loud, boisterous environment” inside Ohio Stadium. 5 Louisville’s 36-10 loss to Houston last week.

The game has been played every year since 1918, and has been the final scheduled game of the season for both teams since 1935. If things go insane, maybe Oklahoma can find it’s way in, but I think the Cowboys have a long, long way to go.

No. 17 Nebraska at Iowa.

Even No. 12 USC is getting mentioned as a longshot to make the playoff with three losses if the deck gets sufficiently reshuffled.

“The committee has been very impressed with Wisconsin from the LSU game up to the current week in the season”. “I was like, ‘Oh my god, I can’t even believe he just did that.’ It’s great having an athlete on your side”. Tennessee 18. West Virginia 19. Committee won’t consider issue unless and until necessary.

Just a short time ago, those rankings were released and you can have a look at them below. Each team has two “quality” losses: Colorado to MI and USC on the road, versus Oklahoma’s home loss to Ohio State and neutral-site loss to Houston.

James Franklin always has a singular focus with his own team, but he did acknowledge Tuesday that he will talk to his players about what’s at stake in the earlier game. The only thing Gundy and Co. can control is how they play against OU in Norman in two weeks. “It’s a must-win game”. This would put the committee in a very, very hard spot. Rounding out the rankings are the Navy Midshipmen coming in at number 25 with an 8-2 record. But the Tigers – who have two wins over now ranked teams in Louisville and Florida State – saw their resume take a hit with the Cardinals’ stumble. My final four, Alabama, Ohio State, Clemson, Wisconsin. That was in a bit of danger when Utah was upset by OR this week, but Utah stayed in the rankings at No. 22.

All of this can become a moot point if Washington loses again.