If tOSU, Alabama, LSU, USC, UW, Texas, Utah or Oregon goes undefeated or lose only 1 game, they will deserve a CFP berth on paper.  All play 4 or 5 ranked teams.  Of course, I highly doubt all 25 teams will be ranked, but on paper it looks like a tough schedule.

 

 

Team	Ranked teams	# vs Ranked
UGA	23 Ole Miss & @ 12 Tennessee	2
Michigan	@ 7 Penn St., 3 tOSU	2
tOSU	@ 13 ND, Penn St., @ 19 Wisc, @ 2 Michigan	4
Alabama	11 Texas, Ole Miss, @ 23 Texas A&M, 12 Tennessee, 5 LSU	5
LSU	8 FSU, @ 22 Ole Miss, @ 4 Alabama, 23 Texas A&M	4
USC	@ 13 ND, 14 Utah, 10 UW, @ 15 UO	4
Penn St.	25 Iowa, @ 3 tOSU, 2 Michigan	3
FSU	5 LSU, @ 9 Clemson	2
Clemson	8 FSU, 13 ND, 21 UNC	3
UW	15 Oregon, @ 6 USC, 14 Utah, @ 18 OSU	4
Texas	@ 4 Alabama, 20 Oklahoma, 16 KSU, @ 17 TCU	4
Tennessee	23 Texas A&M, @ 4 Alabama, 1 UGA	3
Notre Dame	3 tSOU, 6 USC, @ 9 Clemson	3
Utah	@ 18 OSU, @ 6 USC, 15 UO, @ 10 UW	4
Oregon	@ 10 UW, @ 14 Utah, 6 USC, 18 OSU	4
Kansas St.	17 TCU, @ 11 Texas	2
TCU	@ 16 KSU, 11 Texas, @ 20 Oklahoma	3
OSU	14 Utah, 10 UW, @ 15 UO	3
Wisconsin	25 Iowa, 3 tOSU	2
Oklahoma	11 Texas, 17 TCU	2
UNC
Ole Miss
Texas A&M
Tulane
Iowa

 

On 8/30/2023 at 12:02 PM, Tandaian said:

USC @ 13 ND, 10 UW, @ 15 UO 3

Shouldn't it be 4 for USC?  Utah was excluded.

NJ Duck, good catch on USC vs.#14 Utah.

 

Is this any way to run a "Playoff?" Last 4 team field and we know that 2Ls and you are out! SOS? Move right along, nothing to see here.

 

Notre Dame - #3 tSOU - Southern Utah is number 3?

 

Oregon - Texas Tech is AP ranked #26. The Red Raiders TCB in Laramie and TT could be a Top 25 team when Puddles flies into Buddy Holly country.

 

However, IMO, before the final Playoff Committee Ranking on 12/3/23, no team knows for certain what Top 25 teams, if any, it played in the regular season. 

Nice catch NJDuck.  Fixed.