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CU is in a great spot to make a postseason push
On Tuesday evening, the College Football Playoff Committee released its first poll of the 2024-25 season, showing the world what the current picture of the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoffs (CFP) would look like if the season ended today. The 6-2 Colorado Buffaloes made that list, clocking in at #20 overall.
The CFP poll is higher on the Buffs than the AP Poll, which has CU ranked at #21 ahead of their matchup with Texas Tech this Saturday. Three other of Colorado’s conference-mates made their way into the CFP Top 25, being #9 BYU, #17 Iowa State, and #19 Kansas State.
The SEC and Big Ten are tied with four teams in the Top 12, with Miami being the only representative from the ACC and independent Notre Dame squeaking in as well. The Group of Five representatives would be Boise State, while the first teams out would be SMU and Texas A&M.
The first CFP Top 25 rankings have dropped
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The most important takeaway from this poll release, if you’re a Colorado fan, is that it’s more than likely that only one Big 12 team will make the playoffs. The winner of the conference title game in Dallas will go dancing, while everyone else sits at home. The committee is relatively low on the Big 12, so the chances of teams like CU, ISU, and JSU snagging at-large bids are slim to none.
Colorado will have to win the Big 12 to make the CFP. If they win out and get a little help from outside sources, they’ll have the chance to play in Dallas for an automatic bid to the CFP. That’s their only hope of making the dance this winter, so they’ll need to ensure they put themselves in a position to seize that opportunity.
The CFP Committee’s second poll release will be next Tuesday night, November 12th. If the Buffs keep winning, it’ll be interesting to see how high they climb.
by RylandScholes
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