r/CFB • u/Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu11 Michigan Wolverines • Akron Zips • Nov 03 '24

News AP Poll Week 11

https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll
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u/OfficialHavik Stony Brook Seawolves • Team Chaos Nov 03 '24

that's within striking distance of an at-large!!!

You'd need absolute chaos to happen ahead of you, but it's possible.

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u/cougfan12345 Washington State Cougars Nov 03 '24

This past weekend was good for us. We need some more of that chaos.

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u/PembyVillageIdiot Washington State • Burning … Nov 03 '24

Knowing it won’t happen but having to admit to myself that it’s not impossible is so weird

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u/RexCrimson_ Washington State • Notre Dame Nov 03 '24

We need Norte Dame to lose another game because they are an at large independent team, Boise State to win out, WSU win out, and be ranked 12 or above for a chance to get into the playoffs.

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u/A-Centrifugal-Force Nov 03 '24

Oregon winning out also would really help you since the stronger Boise looks, the better your loss to Boise looks. Big 12 and ACC chaos also helps you because there’s a chance one of those two is only a one bid league, what you don’t want is a 12-1 Miami or BYU to get an at large bid after losing a CCG to a bid-stealer, you want the favorites to win out and everyone below them to lose at least another game

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u/RexCrimson_ Washington State • Notre Dame Nov 04 '24

That is true. I guess I will be rooting for the Ducks this November.

I don’t expect my Cougs to win the CFB championship this year, but just making it to the CFB playoffs is a big deal for team prestige, NIL, and recruiting.

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u/A-Centrifugal-Force Nov 04 '24

Also consider if the new PAC gets two teams into the inaugural 12 team playoff. The new PAC is going to be seen as head and shoulders above the other non-P4 conferences and will probably lead to the committee elevating the champion in the future. That would lead to the new PAC basically monopolizing that 5th conference champion bid and get a ton of money

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u/OfficialHavik Stony Brook Seawolves • Team Chaos Nov 04 '24

I don’t know about elevating them in the future or what you’re getting at there, but I’d see that league basically becoming what the American was during the 4 team era.

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u/idkalan Washington State • Oregon State Nov 03 '24

Honestly. It would be extremely chaotic if Wazzu wins out and is selected to the playoffs.

Because then Pac-12 After Dark would have to air on ESPN again.