2024 CFB polls/rankings - Texas #3/ #3 /#3 (CFP/AP/Coaches)

[notre dame joe 194]

30 minutes ago, dcar00 said:

prepare yourself.  They are going to get he 5 seed and be in the semi's because they will play the #12 at home and #11(or #14) at a neutral site

If only. Not only are we ineligible for a bye but it looks like the number five boobie prize is reserved for the loser of the Big ten championship game.  It remains to be seen whether this is The New normal or an aberration with so many one loss teams near the top of one conference.

[closetohumping 17,456]

4 minutes ago, notre dame joe said:

If only. Not only are we ineligible for a bye but it looks like the number five boobie prize is reserved for the loser of the Big ten championship game.  It remains to be seen whether this is The New normal or an aberration with so many one loss teams near the top of one conference.

It’ll usually be an fcs team

[Tex Long 4,423]

33 minutes ago, dcar00 said:

prepare yourself.  They are going to get he 5 seed and be in the semi's because they will play the #12 at home and #11(or #14) at a neutral site

I thought the second round would maintain standard seeding matchups? In round 1, #5 plays #12, #6 vs #11, #7 vs #10, #8 vs #9.

Winner of #5 vs #12 plays #4 in second round, and so on.

[The_Great_Hornsby 3,276]

38 minutes ago, dcar00 said:

prepare yourself.  They are going to get he 5 seed and be in the semi's because they will play the #12 at home and #11(or #14) at a neutral site

Oregon will get the 5 seed imo

[Pimphand 5,835]

Playoff predictor: https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/page/cfbplayoffpredictor2024/

Scenario 1: Beat A&M & Georgia
Result: Rematch with Georgia then take out Miami & Alabama

Scenario 2: Beat A&M lose to Georgia
Result: Open with Bama in Austin lose to Bama but lulz at them having Notre Dame win

Scenario 3: Lose to A&M
Result: We go to Autzen and win then upset Miami before losing to Tennessee (lulz)


Observations:
They seem confident that Tulane is the 12 seed (all 3 times) same with Boise State at the 4 seed.
They have 4 SEC teams in all 3 scenarios with Alabama (wut?), Georgia, & Texas in all and with S Car in 1, Tenneessee in 2.

Edited 2 hours ago by Pimphand

[dcar00 14,329]

30 minutes ago, Tex Long said:

I thought the second round would maintain standard seeding matchups? In round 1, #5 plays #12, #6 vs #11, #7 vs #10, #8 vs #9.

Winner of #5 vs #12 plays #4 in second round, and so on.

yes but the 4 seed is the worst conf champ.  they would be ranked #11 or #12 in a 1 thur 12 scenario

[jimmyjazz 46,054]

10 minutes ago, dcar00 said:

yes but the 4 seed is the worst conf champ.  

The 4 seed is the second worst conference champ, right?

[The_Great_Hornsby 3,276]

32 minutes ago, Pimphand said:

Playoff predictor: https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/page/cfbplayoffpredictor2024/

Scenario 1: Beat A&M & Georgia
Result: Rematch with Georgia then take out Miami & Alabama

Scenario 2: Beat A&M lose to Georgia
Result: Open with Bama in Austin lose to Bama but lulz at them having Notre Dame win

Scenario 3: Lose to A&M
Result: We go to Autzen and win then upset Miami before losing to Tennessee (lulz)


Observations:
They seem confident that Tulane is the 12 seed (all 3 times) same with Boise State at the 4 seed.
They have 4 SEC teams in all 3 scenarios with Alabama (wut?), Georgia, & Texas in all and with S Car in 1, Tenneessee in 2.

Wait, are they suggesting that the Big 12 could get NOBODY in? Lolz

6 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

The 4 seed is the second worst conference champ, right?

It is the 4th highest ranked conference champion. 12 seed is the 5th. 

[Pimphand 5,835]

2 minutes ago, The_Great_Hornsby said:

Wait, are they suggesting that the Big 12 could get NOBODY in? Lolz

It is the 4th highest ranked conference champion. 12 seed is the 5th. 

Yes & correct

[jimmyjazz 46,054]

2 minutes ago, The_Great_Hornsby said:

It is the 4th highest ranked conference champion. 12 seed is the 5th. 

So, what I said.  I believe the lowest conf champ (of 5) gets their seed, so if the CFP has them ranked (say) 10, they are the 10th seed.

[The_Great_Hornsby 3,276]

9 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

So, what I said.  I believe the lowest conf champ (of 5) gets their seed, so if the CFP has them ranked (say) 10, they are the 10th seed.

Correct

9 minutes ago, Pimphand said:

Yes & correct

I think there is almost no way that could happen, right? Tulane would never get in over Colorado. 

[Pimphand 5,835]

1 minute ago, The_Great_Hornsby said:

Correct

I think there is almost no way that could happen, right? Tulane would never get in over Colorado. 

I didn't say they would just saying that's what the playoff predictor picked 100% of the time I fucked with it.

[dcar00 14,329]

25 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

The 4 seed is the second worst conference champ, right?

I meant the worst conf champ from the 4 that are left after 12 seed is decided.

[dcar00 14,329]

OK my assumption was they would never leave out the Big 12 conf champ but I guess who knows.

['stache 21,830]

1 minute ago, dcar00 said:

OK my assumption was they would never leave out the Big 12 conf champ but I guess who knows.

If the Big XII conference champ has 4 losses, which is one of the crazy possiblities as it stands right now, I think they could very easily get left out for a 1 loss Army or even 2 loss Tulane. 

I think the rule is written pretty well currently. There's no need to reserve spots for specific conferences. SEC and BIG will never be in that position, but Big XII and ACC very well could, including this year since the Big XII has gone full chaos these last few weeks.

[Magus Ossis 2,830]

3 minutes ago, dcar00 said:

OK my assumption was they would never leave out the Big 12 conf champ but I guess who knows.

There may be some hesitation to leave out a P4 champ, and I think the assumption was that they would certainly all be in the top 5. The rules allow them to be excluded, however, and it would be hilarious.

[field 229]

8 minutes ago, dcar00 said:

OK my assumption was they would never leave out the Big 12 conf champ but I guess who knows.

nevermind

Edited 1 hour ago by field

[jimmyjazz 46,054]

3 minutes ago, field said:

The Big 12 conference champion is guaranteed a spot in the playoffs, as are the ACC, Big 10 and SEC conference champions.  The highest ranked G5 conference champion is also guaranteed a spot in the playoffs. 

No.  The 4 highest-ranked conference champions are guaranteed spots 1-4 in order of CFP ranking.  The 5th highest rank champion also gets a spot, seeded at their rank (or #12 at a minimum).

[field 229]

1 minute ago, jimmyjazz said:

No.  The 4 highest-ranked conference champions are guaranteed spots 1-4 in order of CFP ranking.  The 5th highest rank champion also gets a spot, seeded at their rank (or #12 at a minimum).

Correct.

Who qualifies for the college football playoff?

The five highest-ranked conference champions and the next seven highest-ranked teams will earn a spot in the 12-team bracket. There is no limit to how many teams from one conference can qualify. The rules also don't guarantee spots for certain conferences. The champions of the Big 12, SEC, ACC and Big Ten will almost certainly routinely qualify, though, along with the highest-ranked champion from the Mountain West, American Athletic Conference, Sun Belt, Mid-American Conference or Conference USA.

There is no minimum ranking requirement for the five highest-ranked conference champions. There could be a conference champion ranked No. 23, for example, that's the fifth highest-ranked league winner and earns a spot in the playoff -- at the expense of the committee's No. 12 team.

[Stilicho 1,398]

5 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

No.  The 4 highest-ranked conference champions are guaranteed spots 1-4 in order of CFP ranking.  The 5th highest rank champion also gets a spot, seeded at their rank (or #12 at a minimum).

Yeah. I think if Tulane and Boise are ranked higher than the Big 12, then the they’re out.

[notre dame joe 194]

1 minute ago, Stilicho said:

Yeah. I think if Tulane and Boise are ranked higher than the Big 12, then the they’re out.

They would likely find another non-champ Big12 team.   They would not leave that faction out altogether. 

[Js1 85,493]

I don’t think the Big 12 will get left out barring super chaos this weekend and the Big 12 champ ends up anyone other than CU, BYU, ASU or ISU

Edited 54 minutes ago by Js1

[dcar00 14,329]

6 minutes ago, field said:

Correct.

Who qualifies for the college football playoff?

The five highest-ranked conference champions and the next seven highest-ranked teams will earn a spot in the 12-team bracket. There is no limit to how many teams from one conference can qualify. The rules also don't guarantee spots for certain conferences. The champions of the Big 12, SEC, ACC and Big Ten will almost certainly routinely qualify, though, along with the highest-ranked champion from the Mountain West, American Athletic Conference, Sun Belt, Mid-American Conference or Conference USA.

There is no minimum ranking requirement for the five highest-ranked conference champions. There could be a conference champion ranked No. 23, for example, that's the fifth highest-ranked league winner and earns a spot in the playoff -- at the expense of the committee's No. 12 team.

so it truly only guarantees a spot for the highest G5 conf champion.  yes I know there would never be a case where 2 of the P4 are left out but I guess 1 being left out is possible.

Let's make it happen this year boys!

[jimmyjazz 46,054]

1 minute ago, dcar00 said:

so it truly only guarantees a spot for the highest G5 conf champion. 

Interesting way to put it, and 100% correct.  Not that it really illuminates things, but still correct.

[dcar00 14,329]

THe Big 12 champ winner is going to get a bump.  I will be like NCAA basketball where if you win the conf tourney it helps but losing in the final or even in semi's/quarters doesn't really hurt.

speaking of the conf tournaments in basketball, those are going to be nuts this year.

[WBT 20,650]

50 minutes ago, dcar00 said:

OK my assumption was they would never leave out the Big 12 conf champ but I guess who knows.

Not only will they not leave them out, but I believe they'll be no lower than the #4 seed. 

Do y'all really believe that the committee will set the precedent of jumping a P4 champ with a non-undefeated G5 team that has no P4 wins and three 1-score conference  wins in the first year of this format?

[Js1 85,493]

1 minute ago, WBT said:

Not only will they not leave them out, but I believe they'll be no lower than the #4 seed. 

Do y'all really believe that the committee will set the precedent of jumping a P4 champ with a non-undefeated G5 team that has no P4 wins and three 1-score conference  wins in the first year of this format?

Nope. There’s no incentive for the Big 12 or ACC to even play this game if their champ gets left out 

[The Dog 44,092]

???????

[MrBig 5,424]

If Aggy beat us, went to the SEC Championship and beat Georgia, I can see the CFP not giving a 3 loss SEC Champ one of the top four auto bids. 

[kevwun 15,841]

We win out and somehow Miami jumps us in the seeding?  Seems well thought out.  I assume Danny has CTE.

Edited 12 minutes ago by kevwun

['stache 21,830]

21 minutes ago, dcar00 said:

THe Big 12 champ winner is going to get a bump.  I will be like NCAA basketball where if you win the conf tourney it helps but losing in the final or even in semi's/quarters doesn't really hurt.

speaking of the conf tournaments in basketball, those are going to be nuts this year.

As discussed in the other thread, there is a scenario where Baylor can win the Big XII CCG and finish with 4 losses. It's a very unlikely scenario but still possible. I'm not sure there would be any valid argument to rank them above 1 loss Boise and 1 loss Army assuming both win out including their CCGs. The odds however strongly favor either BYU, ASU, or ISU being a 2 loss champ in which case they almost certainly get the 4th bye. A three loss CU would be a closer call. 

Edited 7 minutes ago by 'stache

[The Original Greaser Bob 2,844]

Please, please let SMU beat Georgia.

[The_Great_Hornsby 3,276]

12 minutes ago, The Dog said:

???????

I can't evert conjure up a scenario where this is possible. Even if Miami wins 100-0 against smu

[The_Great_Hornsby 3,276]

6 minutes ago, 'stache said:

As discussed in the other thread, there is a scenario where Baylor can win the Big XII CCG and finish with 4 losses. It's a very unlikely scenario but still possible. I'm not sure there would be any valid argument to rank them above 1 loss Boise and 1 loss Army assuming both win out including their CCGs. The odds however strongly favor either BYU, ASU, or ISU being a 2 loss champ in which case they almost certainly get the 4th bye. A three loss CU would be a closer call. 

There is no planet where a big 12 champ Colorado gets left out of the playoffs. None, zero, zilch.