https://hoosierhuddle.com/2025/11/11/indiana-ranked-2nd-in-second-college-football-playoff-poll/
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Somebody should clip that Committee Chair saying Indiana over A&M in the CFP rankings due to Indiana having the better Offense and Defense.
SEC honks can shove it.
There's a high probability an undefeated A&M jumps an undefeated IU in the final regular season poll. Wins over Wisconsin and Purdue won't move the needle much, while A&M plays at Texas in its season finale.
That said, a 13-0 B1G champ would likely earn the #1 seed in the CFP, regardless of the SEC Championship outcome.
(For the record, I think A&M will fall to Texas and/or their SEC Championship opponent ... if they get there.)
@gthomas the top 4 will be Big Ten Champ, SEC Champ, Big Ten runner up, SEC runner up most likely if IU and OSU are both undefeated.
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There's a high probability an undefeated A&M jumps an undefeated IU in the final regular season poll. Wins over Wisconsin and Purdue won't move the needle much, while A&M plays at Texas in its season finale.
That said, a 13-0 B1G champ would likely earn the #1 seed in the CFP, regardless of the SEC Championship outcome.
(For the record, I think A&M will fall to Texas and/or their SEC Championship opponent ... if they get there.)
Texas can win that game.
@thehoosierhuddle Not necessarily. If a team gets smoked in the championship game, they could drop to #5. If, for example, A&M drags #4 Bama 42-14, it would be difficult to justify giving a bye to a 2-loss team that just got its ass whipped
If, however, the B1G and SEC title games are competitive, I agree that the four participants will likely get byes.
It would have to be really lopsided. Getting penalized for making conference finals would cause a lot of issues.
@gthomas Sure, especially if Texas Tech gets their revenge win over Utah, but the penalties of losing in the Conference title game will be minimal. Otherwise, what's the point of playing in them?
It's a made for TV game and makes a ton of money, so the committee will not have a team drop like a rock after losing in one. Could IU or Alabama drop to 5? Yes, but not just because they lost.
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