CFP Seeding Question: Is hosting off the table?

fdawg1103 · 2024-12-02T10:31:53-0500

I'm curious if the only real options are Sugar Bowl with a win or going on the road with a loss? I'm not listening to any argument that says Georgia is out with a loss. That's ridiculous. BUT, the real question is whether they would slide down past UTk, OSU, and Indiana and then lose a home playoff game? And how far does PSU drop with a loss to Oregon? I'm not buying that Miami, Bama or SCjr will move up significantly without playing a game. There's just not enough teams ahead of them that will fall below them with a loss. Whichever of these 3 is ranked highest tomorrow night will likely be the 11 seed.

Here's the current AP rankings:

Oregon
Texas
PSU
ND
UGA
UTk
OSU
SMU
Indiana
Boise
Bama
ASU
SCjr

So IF Oregon, Texas, SMU, and Boise win...

Seeds:

Oregon
Texas
ACC Champ (SMU)
Boise
ND
PSU/UGA/UTk
PSU/UGA/UTk/OSU
PSU/UGA/UTk/OSU/IU
UGA/UTk/OSU/IU
UGA/UTk/OSU/IU
Mia/Bama/SCjr
Big 12 Champ

I'm not sure how far UGA would fall with a loss. It could be just based on how the game plays out. Maybe a close loss would keep the home playoff game? I have a hard time accepting that UGA would be below UTk and have a hard time believing OSU (or IU) will be above UGA. So it could be that a loss means no change in the rankings. Georgia stays above UTk and OSU and IU and ends up the 7 seed. Or they could drop from losing. There's just no telling with this version of the committee.

DawgAdvisor · 2024-12-02T10:33:45-0500