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Oct
04
2018

Ranking the Power 5 Football Conferences after Week 5

 

While the playoff committee doesn’t rank the power 5 conference, there is no way conference strength – which means OOC results doesn’t figure in to a committee members thought process.

Let me point out on my philosophy on these rankings – your most recent  OOC results count a lot, and you’ll see me reference that throughout the season.

We’ll give each conference a relative strength value 1-10.

Let me explain my relative rankings

0-5 : Conference lacks depth no elite teams

6-7: Conference lacks depth, and there are 1-2 elite teams, and 1-2 quality teams

7-8: At least 2 elite teams, and at least 2 quality teams.

8-9: 3 elite teams, and at least 2 quality teams

9-10: 1/2 of conference is elite and/or quality teams.

1) SEC – 8.2

Last week was a quiet week in the SEC as the playoff contenders stayed on track.

For this week LSU is at Florida and Auburn is at Mississippi State in a couple of tricky games that could affect those team’s playoff chances.

Playoff Contenders

Alabama, Georgia, LSU

In the Playoff Picture

Auburn

2) Big 12 – 7.4

West Virginia remained a fringe playoff team with a win at Texas Tech. Oklahoma cruised over Baylor.

This week WVU should have no issue with Kansas, but Oklahoma has a big game with resurgent Texas.

Playoff Contenders  

Oklahoma

In the Playoff Picture

West Virginia

3) Big 10 – 7.0

Ohio State practically locked up a playoff spot with a win at Penn State. The Big 10 is a 2 team league, and the Buckeyes beat the only team capable of knocking them off.

The Buckeyes playoff tuneup starts this week with Indiana.

Playoff Contenders 

Ohio State

In the Playoff Picture

None

 

4) ACC – 6.6

Thank goodness for the Pac 12. Clemson barely held off Syracuse to keep the ACC’s only playoff contender on track. UCF predictably blew out Pittsburgh and Boston College beat Temple.

If NC State beats Boston College, I may slide them into the playoff picture at 5-0. Clemson travels to Wake Forest.

Virginia Tech hosts Notre Dame in a huge game. If the Hokies win, I could move the ACC past the Big 10. That would be that big of a win.

Playoff Contenders

Clemson

In the Playoff Picture

None

5) Pac 12 – 6.5

The Pac 12 has blown every chance this year for their top teams to make national statements. Stanford went on the road and got blown out by Notre Dame this past week. Washington did pick up a decent win over BYU, but still is struggling to make up the ground from an early season loss to Auburn.

The Pac 12 is basically out of the playoff chase at this point barring Washington running the table, and getting a lot of help elsewhere.

Playoff Contenders

NONE

In the Playoff Picture

Washington

The Rest 

Notre Dame routed Stanford, and if they get by Virginia Tech the schedule is pretty soft. UCF  is ranked in the top 15 and is undefeated. They’ll never make the playoffs, but they could make the committee squirm a little if they win out.

Playoff Contenders 

Notre Dame

In the Playoff Picture

UCF

My Current Playoff Teams

As my personal criticism of the playoff committee, I don’t think the top 4 seeds order should be released until the final rankings. The playoff committee’s inconsistent and ever changing criteria is causing unnecessary frustration and confusion. It’s one of the improvement points I’d have for them.

If I had a vote this is who I would put in the playoff right now.

In –   Ohio State | Alabama | Clemson | LSU

Just Missed – 5) Oklahoma 6) Notre Dame 7) Georgia 8) Auburn

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