Ohio State, Wisconsin, Penn State hold steady in penultimate CFP Rankings

In a scenario where both Clemson and Washington were to both become conference champions, it would then be an argument between the victor of the Pac-12 in one-loss Washington, against the victor of the Big Ten championship with two losses.

GOLDMAN: Well, three of those top four teams play in the conference championship games, and if any or all lose, Steve, it could be chaos. Even though the Buckeyes aren’t in the Big Ten championship game, they are nearly certainly in the playoff field.

No. 4 Washington did not see the Buffaloes in the regular season.

Michigan – You’re rooting for at least one upset this weekend (not including Alabama), but two would make it feel a lot safer.

MI fell two spots to No. 5 after losing to Ohio State in double-overtime.

And a season like 2016 is a huge example of why a playoff is so necessary.

Oklahoma State (+11) over OKLAHOMA – In the de facto Big 12 title game – the victor secures the conference crown – look for the defensively stout Cowboys to take this Bedlam rivalry down to the final gun.

Sagers is in the Ohio High School Hall of Fame, and Capron doesn’t have Ohio ties, but is alleged to be incompetent-he was sacked in 2002 by the Big Ten Conference for a “poor job” during a match-up between Purdue and Wake Forest, according to a statement released by the conference that year. Either Wisconsin or Penn State will add a top-10 win this weekend.

In taking such a stance, Delany appears to indicate he would not protest if the Big Ten champion – either Wisconsin or Penn State – is left out of the four-team playoff. Hocutt said on ESPN. The BIG Championship and showdown between Oklahoma and Oklahoma State could also sway things.

AAC Championship: NAVY (-2 1⁄2) over Temple – The Owls have the nation’s third-ranked defense, but they’ll be hard-pressed to stymie a Navy attack that has averaged 60 points per game coming down the stretch. And in losing 49-to-10 versus MI, they certainly proved that they weren’t better than the Wolverines eighter. Both teams head into this game with a 10-2 record and hopes for a surprise CFP bid. The Washington Huskies move back to number four. Washington, 4. Western Michigan. “They’re a very well-coached team and so are we, and it’s good for the country to see the Big Ten in action like that”.

Klatt agreed the Big Ten victor deserves a spot but not at the expense of the Huskies. Well, leaving the No. 1 team out of a four-team playoff would be, quite literally, twice as bad. If both Clemson and Washington lose, it could get even more interesting.

If Washington wins the Pac-12 title but is left out of the top 4 when the final rankings are revealed December 4, they’ll at least go to the Rose Bowl for the first time in 16 years.

In this scenario, Alabama and Ohio State are definitely in.

Following Utah’s loss to Colorado Saturday, Utah moved up in the latest College Football Playoff rankings Tuesday.

With so many criteria to choose from, the trio of Big Ten teams just outside the top four – No. 5 MI, the No. 6 University of Wisconsin, No. 7 Penn State – instantly became a polarizing topic heading into the final week of the season. Virginia Tech, Clemson’s opponent in this Saturday’s ACC Championship game in Orlando, is 23. “Strength of schedule was a factor there but also as to how those two teams have played in recent weeks”. Even if both Clemson and Washington lose, Colorado would need to jump over both MI and the victor of the Big Ten.

Maybe it is. We’ll find out this weekend.