Do we go to #2?
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If Notre Dame wins out, they'd also add Army, Navy and USC to their wins. Indiana if they win out other than tOSU then their best win would be Washington or Michigan (or maybe Nebraska). I don't see IU being ranked above ND even if they have a "better loss"
I think Miami would stay in the top 11 in that scenario but it depends on what the score is. Miami can't afford to get blown out without a quality win all year
11-1 ND > 11-1 Indiana IMO but that depends on A&M. Indiana won't have a great win.
I still think 11-1 Indiana is in regardless--the Big XII is definitely rooting for them to lose 2 games and the SEC teams to lose 3.
That's just the ND bs effect and the fact that Indiana has no brand. Sub out Indiana and put Michigan in then ND loses out to Michigan.
Wait, USC is a good win for ND but means nothing for us? Not sure you can pump up Army and Navy too much. This comes down to bs politics of giving ND favored nation status over Indiana. Networks know the ratings ND gets and that is what it comes down to. If that happens and I don't disagree it could then it is just another example of the crooked, slimy process where middle aged men decide things instead of teams on the field. 1968, 1969, 1973 and 1994 say "Hi", btw.
That's the problem for ND--none of those teams are likely going to be ranked if ND wins all three of them. Army or Navy might go 11-1 but that's not a lock but both can't see they play each other
I still think people are overvaluing how the playoff committee will see ND
Notre Dame beat Texas A&M which is better than any team Indiana would defeat if IU doesn't beat Ohio St.
I don't think any of Navy/Army/USC are really all that good, but they are just as good if not better than any team Indiana will play the rest of the season except for Ohio State (and the premise is that IU is losing to tOSU; if IU beats tOSU then yes they will be ranked higher than Notre Dame).
You are probably right.
What about us vs IU if both 11-1 and losing to OSU? They would have beaten Michigan and Washington. We would have beaten USC, Illinois, Washington and Wisky. Advantage us. Need Illinois to keep on winning and it would be nice for USC to finish strong.
Back to ND and IU. Both may get in at 11-1 if there are a bunch of 2 loss SEC teams.
Let's see....
Oregon
OSU
PSU
Georgia
Texas
Bama
Tenn
Clemson
Miami
Big 12
ND
Group of 5
This could be it and IU is odd man out. Tenn would have 2 losses to Arkansas and Georgia. Big win over Bama gets them in. If it is LSU or Texas A&M (say Tenn loses to Vandy to give them 3rd loss) they probably lose out to them as well even if both have 2 losses. As I think about it the only shot Indiana has if ND has one loss is to hope Tenn, LSU, A&M all get a 3rd loss.
I agree. Clemson with two losses (losing to Miami in ccg) may not stack up great vs a one loss Indiana. Their marquee wins would be Pitt and South Carolina. Indiana needs Michigan and Washington to win except when they play them.
And the CFP folks won’t look at the polls to determine what are better wins…..yeah, right…bwahaha. The polls, starting with the preseason polls, have a much bigger impact on who makes the playoffs than many on here want to admit.
Typically the first CFP ranking of the year has a team or two significantly off from the polls and then its the polls that tend to drift more towards being consistent with what the CFP rankings are as the season closes out. If the CFP rankings came out today, I'd guess that - for example - Indiana would be in the top 10.
Still waiting for anyone to tell me what the Texa$ signature win was. And Georgia calls beating Texa$ a signature win? So far this year there were only two signature wins at all, and that was Northern Illinois at Notre Dame, and Vanderbilt over Alabama. Everything else depends on the rankings in December, not today.
The great news is that all we all know this talk about hypothetical rankings based on hypothetical outcomes is bunk … as there will be many surprise outcomes between now and the end of the season. This is the ultimate exercise in time wasting boredom.
Lol at UGa not having of signature wins over Texas and Clemson. Or Oregon Ober Ohio State. You're argument Texas lacks one is great until you reach with this nonsense
