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Week 14 CFP rankings - where will CU land?

Where will CU be ranked in Week 14?

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Buffnik

Buffnik

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Here was last week's Top 25 with results:
  1. Alabama (12-0, won vs #13 Auburn 30-12)
  2. Ohio State (11-1, won vs #3 Michigan 30-27)
  3. Michigan (10-2, lost at #2 Ohio State 27-30)
  4. Clemson (11-1, won vs South Carolina 56-7)
  5. Washington (11-1, won at #23 Washington State 45-17)
  6. Wisconsin (10-2, won vs Minnesota 31-17)
  7. Penn State (10-2, won vs Michigan State 45-12)
  8. Oklahoma (9-2, IDLE)
  9. COLORADO (10-2, won vs #22 Utah 27-22)
  10. Oklahoma State (9-2, IDLE)
  11. Louisville (9-3, lost vs Kentucky 38-41)
  12. USC (9-3, won vs Notre Dame 45-27)
  13. Auburn (8-4, lost at #1 Alabama 12-30)
  14. Florida State (9-3, won vs #15 Florida 31-13)
  15. Florida (8-3, lost at #14 Florida State 13-31)
  16. Nebraska (9-3, lost at Iowa 10-40)
  17. Tennessee (8-4, lost at Vanderbilt 34-45)
  18. West Virginia (9-2, won at Iowa State 49-19)
  19. Boise State (10-2, lost at Air Force 20-27)
  20. Houston (9-3, lost at Memphis 44-48)
  21. Western Michigan (12-0, won vs Toledo 55-35)
  22. Utah (8-4, lost at #9 COLORADO 22-27)
  23. Washington State (8-4, lost at #5 Washington 17-45)
  24. Stanford (9-3, won vs Rice 41-17)
  25. Navy (9-2, won at SMU 75-31)
I think we can assume that #1 Alabama and #2 Ohio State remain unchanged. Also, that Clemson and Washington move up to #3 and #4 with Michigan falling after losing 2 of its final 3 games.

Committee said last week that its #7 thru #11 teams were very close. That puts Wisconsin outside that group and the question is whether they take the #5 spot while Michigan falls farther. Probably likely.

So what happens with last week's 7-11?

Penn State looked good, but they beat a 3-9 Michigan State after beating an even worse Rutgers the week before. That's doing no favors to their strength of schedule or strength of record. #8 Oklahoma was idle. #9 COLORADO beat a ranked team. #10 Oklahoma State was also idle. #11 Louisville lost and is out of the mix.

So, the big question tonight is will CU jump Oklahoma, Penn State or both? Might they even jump a 2-loss Michigan that has not finished strong... even after losing at Michigan early in the year?

Best case for COLORADO = 6
Worst case for COLORADO = 9

Other questions regarding Pac-12 teams:

Might USC jump an idle Oklahoma State and reach the Top 10?
Could Stanford end up in the Top 15 after so many teams in front of them lost (9/13 teams lost which were ranked between #11 and #23)?
Will Utah stay in the Top 25 based on a "quality road loss" and how that compares to the hot garbage blowout and/or losses to unranked opponents seen by most of the teams around them?

College Football Playoff: Top 25 airs at 5pm MT on ESPN
 
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I will be optimistic and say we jump OU because they were idle and get to #8. Will be interesting to see where they rank Michigan after that loss. Didn't win their division and added a loss. Will they drop them below the other 2 loss teams playing in CCG (CU, Wiscy, PSU)?
 
Yeah, unfortunately I don't think the committee sees our QB situation as favorable as USC's in their losses, and we don't move up this week. I think we'll jump a couple after beating UW, but too tall of an order to get to #4.
 
7. Buffs jump OU and PSU this week, and the media has to acknowledge we have a shot!
 
Two ranked wins in a row. Only two losses to Top 15 teams.

Resume looks pretty good, and I think the Buffs jump to #7, where they have a shot to knock off Top 4 Washington, and punch a ticket to the CFP - shocking the world and redeeming the Buffs for getting locked out in 2001.
 
Also said 7. Buffs beat ranked Utah while ou and PSU were idle and playing a dismal Sparty squad.

That win over Stanford is so massive at this point to our SOS.
CSU got to 7 wins which also helps.
 
I voted 8, but could see 7 - we have been 2 ahead of the AP/Coaches when CFP is released every time except last week.

Maybe I'm reaching a bit . . .
 
skibum said:
This - it's literally what I was thinking when I clicked 7.
Click to expand...
If CU jumps one Big 10 school, why not both PSU and Wiscy? Personally, I don't see them doing that when both those teams had blowout (final score) wins over their respective opponents, and Wisconsin's was against an 8-3 Minnesota team.
 
Probably 9 still......only possibility is 8 if we jumped over OU because they didn't play. That's the only possibility at all..
 
I think 8 is very realistic with the quality win and division title jumping OU. If not for the head to head, I'd think Colorado would jump Michigan. Honestly I think Colorado should jump them based on how that game went and Michigan being third in their division.
 
should pass sooners...head guy said 6-10 last week were very close so we beat ranked team and ok didnt play...we better jump them at a minimum
 
We need to put as much space between us and Univ of Spoiled Children so IF we do lose to UDub we don't fall below them in the final rankings and get the RB bid.
 
Comparison:

Team 1: GC 9, SOR 4, SOS 37
Team 2: GC 36, SOR 7, SOS 50
Team 3: GC 10, SOR 9, SOS 18
Team 4: GC 8, SOR 6, SOS 23

Keys:
GC - Game Control
SOR - Strength of Record
SOS - Strength of Schedule

Teams:
1) Wisconsin
2) Penn State
3) Oklahoma
4) Colorado

All 4 teams have a chance to improve their position with wins this weekend, one will definitely move down.

I'm starting to believe the winner of PSU/Wiscy is in, CU is very realistically in IF CU wins and Clemson loses.
 
I'm loving how much we're in the discussion ... it's like we're the keystone to the whole ****ing deal. So much of other teams' fates are going to be partially determined by whether we win on Friday or not. These are heady days.
 
I like the committee, they're rewarding the buffs for beating good teams. IF and I'm sorry to say this. But, IF we lose to Washington but we show up and play well I firmly believe they will keep USC below us. They've made a habit all year of not punishing teams for good losses.
 
In a restaurant with no sound. What were they saying about the Buffs? I read Herbie's lips and caught "In my opinion..."
 
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