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2026-27 playoffs

305407cane said:
Louisville at 11-2 with a Charlotte loss is the same resume as byu last year. Fwiw
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I don’t agree with that.

BYU didn’t have a quality loss (and that’s not just a **** porst). They got blown out by TTU twice. As long as Ole Miss remains strong, it will be viewed favorable. SMU is likely a decent team. Pitt and Kentucky also on the schedule.
 
305407cane said:
Louisville at 11-2 with a Charlotte loss is the same resume as byu last year. Fwiw
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No it’s a bit different, much more comparable to SMU in 2024, but it’s even better than them.

The SEC, this year, is going to have the best OOC record against p4 teams. Thus, losing by 3 week 1 to Ole Miss isn’t going to keep them out if their second loss is to a playoff team. Moreover, Louisville at 11-2 would have a win over Kentucky who looks fiesty & on the ascent this year.

BYU lost by 3+ scores to the same team twice. They also weren’t dominant in their best wins over Arizona and Utah.
 
Update after week 4.

#1 Texas
#2 UGA
#3 Notre Dame
#4 Miami

#5 OSU Vs #12 Boise state (Winner plays Miami)
#6 Indiana Vs #11 LSU (Winner plays Notre Dame)
#7 Alabama Vs #10 BYU (Winner plays UGA)
#8 UF Vs #9 Ole Miss (Winner plays Texas)

Conference break down:

SEC: 6 (disgusting)
Big10: 2
ACC: 1
Big12: 1
Independent: 1
G6: 1

New teams in bracket: UF
Teams that left bracket: Texas Tech

*Reminder that this is for exercise purposes only, rankings are based on the AP Top 25 until the CFP Rankings are released*

Obviously I expect plenty of movement as the weeks go on. Still interesting to see the ebs and flows during the season.

The Big12 has the next 2 teams knocking on the door (#12 Texas Tech & #13 Utah)
 
Update after week 5 (Ranking based on AP poll till CFP rankings actually come out)

BYES
#1 Texas
#2 UGA
#3 Notre Dame
#4 Miami

1st Round
- #5 Ohio State vs #12 Boise state (Winner plays #4 Miami)
- #6 Alabama vs #11 Texas Tech (Winner plays #3 Notre Dame)
- #7 Indiana Vs #10 LSU (Winner plays #2 UGA)
- #8 BYU vs #9 Ole Miss (Winner plays #1 Texas)

Breakdown:
SEC: 5
Big10: 2
Big12: 2
IND: 1
ACC: 1
G6: 1

Dropped out: UF (#8 to #16)
New: Texas tech (#11)

Next 3 In line: #12 Utah (Big12) #13 Oregon (Big10) #14 Missouri (SEC)
 
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