Sunday, November 26, 2017

Winners and Losers: After losses by Nos. 1 and 2, here are the 3 most likely playoff scenarios




 kathmandu:november11/26/2017 sunday >beauty nepal< Birbal Tamang.

 Did you really think figuring out the 2017 College Football Playoff field was going to be straightforward?
Thanks to No. 1 Alabama losing to No. 6 Auburn on Saturday and No. 2 Miami’s upset loss at Pitt on Friday, there’s still a lot to play for during championship week. Will the Crimson Tide make it in to the playoff despite not winning its own division in the SEC? Will Wisconsin move to 13-0 with a win over Ohio State? Will the Big 12 have a team make the playoff for the second time in four years?
Here are the three playoff scenarios that are the most likely to happen after next week’s games. Don’t discount the possibility of none of these scenarios happening either. This season has been anything but predictable.
(Scenarios are ranked from most to least likely. Teams are not listed in order of projected seeding.)
SCENARIO 1
Team 1: ACC championship game winner (Clemson or Miami)
Team 2: Oklahoma
Team 3: Wisconsin
Team 4: SEC championship game winner (Auburn or Georgia)
This is the most straightforward of the College Football Playoff scenarios. The winner of Clemson-Miami will have one loss and a conference title. The Hurricanes’ undefeated season disappeared on Friday at Pitt, while Clemson beat rival South Carolina handily on Saturday to move to 11-1.
While Miami has the most recent loss, the Hurricanes will still be in great shape with a win over the defending national champions.
The Tigers, who started the week at No. 3, are the prohibitive favorite to move to No. 1 in Tuesday’s rankings.
Oklahoma would be at 12-1 with a Big 12 title with a win over TCU in the Big 12 championship game. The Sooners, who rolled over West Virginia on Saturday, would have two wins over the Horned Frogs, a win over Oklahoma State and a win over Ohio State on the resume. Oklahoma is win-and-in, just like the ACC winner. And the Sooners should be No. 2 on Tuesday.
Wisconsin would be in even better shape as the only undefeated Power Five team in college football. The Badgers won at Minnesota on Saturday to move to 12-0. It’s the program’s first undefeated regular season since 1912.

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