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) Big 10 – 8.2
Minnesota’s playoff flirtation was short-lived after Iowa beat them. Ohio State has Penn State this week. Could a win move them past LSU. Penn State gets back in the playoff chase with a win, but I’m sure not seeing that happen.
Playoff Contenders
Ohio State
In the Playoff Picture
None
Week 13 Key Games
Penn State at Ohio State
2) SEC – 7.8
LSU is showing some defensive holes recently. In fact Georgia might be playing better than them. The Dawgs got a win at Auburn, and now are just an SEC Championship Game win from the playoffs. No neither Texas A&M and Georgia Tech are beating Georgia. Alabama is theoretically still in the chase, but no one really believes that.
Week 13 Key Games
Texas A&M at Georgia
Playoff Contenders
LSU, Georgia
In the Playoff Picture
Alabama
3) Big 12 – 7.3
Well Baylor is history after blowing a 25 point lead to Oklahoma. The Sooners have a lot of ground to make up to get to the playoffs, but they are in the conversation.
Week 13 Key Games
None
Playoff Contenders
None
In the Playoff Picture
Oklahoma
4) Pac 12 – 7.0
The PAc 12 needs Utah and Oregon to keep wining and meet each other as top 10 teams in the Pac 12 title game. They have a couple of tricky games this week.
Week 13 Key Games
Utah at Arizona
Oregon at Arizona State
Playoff Contenders
NONE
In the Playoff Picture
Utah, Oregon
5) ACC – 6.6
I can’t even think about about moving the ACC past the Pac 12 until they get some more ranked teams. Virginia Tech is close. Clemson looks like a top 2 team.
Week 13 Key Games
NONE
Playoff Contenders
Clemson
In the Playoff Picture
NONE
The Rest
Nothing to talk about here….
Playoff Contenders
NONE
In the Playoff Picture
NONE
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 | Oregon | Clemson | LSU
Just Missed – 5) Utah 6) Georgia 7) Alabama 8 ) Oklahoma
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