College Football Top 25: Postseason

Posted byjachoman9Posted inCollege Football, College Football Rankings

My top 25 for the postseason, what a 12 team playoff would look like, and my favorite NY6 matchup:

  1. Alabama Crimson Tide 12-1: vs 5 Michigan
  2. Texas Longhorns 12-1: vs 4 Washington
  3. Georgia Bulldogs 12-1: vs 8 Florida State
  4. Washington Huskies 13-0: vs 2 Texas
  5. Michigan Wolverines 13-0: vs 1 Alabama
  6. Ohio State Buckeyes 11-1: vs 10 Missouri
  7. Oregon Ducks 11-2: vs 25 Liberty
  8. Florida State Seminoles 13-0: vs 3 Georgia
  9. Ole Miss Rebels 10-2: vs 12 PSU
  10. Missouri Tigers 10-2: vs 6 Ohio State
  11. LSU Tigers 9-3: vs Wisconsin
  12. Penn State Nittany Lions 10-2: vs 9 Ole Miss
  13. Arizona Wildcats 9-3: vs 15 Oklahoma
  14. Oregon State Beavers 8-4: vs 18 Notre Dame
  15. Oklahoma Sooners 10-2: vs 13 Arizona
  16. Louisville Cardinals 10-3: vs USC
  17. Oklahoma State Cowboys 9-4: vs TAMU
  18. Notre Dame Fighting Irish 9-3: vs 14 Oregon State
  19. Kansas State Wildcats 8-4: vs 21 NCST
  20. Tennessee Volunteers 8-4: vs Iowa
  21. NCST Wolfpack 9-3: vs 19 KSU
  22. Clemson Tigers 8-4: vs Kentucky
  23. Kansas Jayhawks 8-4: vs UNLV
  24. SMU Mustangs 11-2: vs Boston College
  25. Liberty Flames 13-0: vs 7 Oregon

Just Missed

  • Utah Utes
  • Iowa State Cyclones
  • Troy Trojans
  • Tulane Green Wave
  • Kentucky Wildcats

Conference Comparison

SEC: 6 (1, 3, 9, 10, 11, 20)

Big 12: 5 (2, 15, 17, 19, 23)

Pac 12: 4 (4, 7, 13, 14)

ACC: 4 (8, 16, 21, 22)

Big Ten: 3 (5, 6, 12)

AAC: 1 (24)

C-USA: 1 (25)

Rankings Reaction

I think the committee did a good job by putting Alabama and Texas in over FSU. Jordan Travis’ injury is unfortunate, and you can’t deny that their offense is way worse with Rodemaker or Glenn at QB. I think Alabama and Texas are going to end up in a rematch in the championship.

As far as the NY6 goes, m favorite matchup is the Orange Bowl, Georgia vs Florida State. It should be interesting to see if Florida State can show that they can compete with one of the best teams in the country without their QB and prove that they should have been in the CFP.

12 Team Playoff

If the 12 team playoff started this year instead of next year, this is what the bracket would look like with the CFP’s rankings:

1 Michigan: BYE

2 Washington: BYE

3 Texas: BYE

4 Alabama: BYE

5 Florida State vs 12 Liberty

6 Georgia vs 11 Ole Miss

7 Ohio State vs 10 Penn State

8 Oregon vs 9 Missouri

One thing I don’t like about these matchups, is the amount of rematches. Ohio State and Georgia both beat their opponents handily in the regular season, and a rematch would be pointless. Normally I wouldn’t think the Group of 5 rep would have much of a chance against the no. 5 team, but FSU’s offense might be bad enough to allow the Flames to hold on for a while in this hypothetical matchup. The most interesting part of all of this is Georgia getting another chance. They might still be the best team in the country, but the committee didn’t give them a second chance because they lost by three to who I believe is the best team in the country.

NY6

This is what I would’ve have chosen for my NY6 bowl matchups:

Sugar Bowl: 1 Alabama vs 4 Washington

Rose Bowl: 2 Texas vs 3 Georgia

Orange Bowl: 8 Florida State vs 9 Ole Miss

Fiesta Bowl: 6 Ohio State vs 7 Oregon

Peach Bowl: 5 Michigan vs 10 Missouri

Cotton Bowl: 11 LSU vs 24 SMU

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