A number of conference championship matchups remain undecided with just one week remaining. Plus, playoff hopefuls try to avoid pitfalls against their archrivals.
The final week of the regular season is here and even after the last few years of realignment, the Thanksgiving weekend will be filled withrecent CFP rankings arrived Tuesday, maybe even three, spots in the playoff field, but needs a solid Saturday and some help to do so. The Big 12 has firmly turned into a one-bid league and technically still has nine teams in the running to make the title game.
The Nittany Lions also lost out on the tiebreaker to Ohio State because of their early November loss, and would need a Buckeyes slip-up to play Oregon for a Big Ten championship. That’s not a necessity for James Franklin’s one-loss team, though. Similar to Indiana, a win over a conference bottom-feeder in Maryland is enough for Penn State to make the playoff—and keep the CFP committee off its back about a similarly so-so resume.
After its loss to Boise State, UNLV’s playoff hopes looked mostly dead. However, with only two losses to teams with a combined record of 18–4 by a combined eight points, the Rebels have remained competitive. UNLV absolutely needs to take care of business against Nevada to earn even a chance at stealing a playoff spot. From there, the Rebels would probably need to beat Boise State and have Tulane lose to Army in the AAC championship game—but let’s take things one week at a time for now.
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