The Sun Devils chances of earning a first-round bye are remote
The No. 10 Boise State Broncos took care of business Friday night, beating No. 20 UNLV 21-7 in the Mountain West Conference championship game.
The top-four ranked conference champions get first-round byes in the CFP, and Boise State entered the game in the fourth position, behind projected Big Ten champion Oregon, projected SEC champion Texas and projected ACC champion SMU.can earn an automatic berth in the CFP with a win over No. 16 Iowa State on Saturday morning in the Big 12 championship game. But it's unlikely the Sun Devils will move ahead of Boise State and earn a first-round bye.
"Strength of schedule should matter and wins against Power 4 opponents should matter — 74% of the Big 12 wins were against Power 4 opponents this season," Yormark said. "Meanwhile, the Group of 5 is 11-80. ... In no way should a Group of 5 champion be ranked above our champion."
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