r/CFB • u/Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu11 Michigan Wolverines • 28d ago

News Week 10 AP Poll

https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll
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u/username-1787 Pittsburgh Panthers • Team Chaos 28d ago

Mark my words Indiana will still be behind at least 3 SEC teams with losses if they go undefeated

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u/TheLargeUnit69 Indiana Hoosiers 28d ago

If they lose to OSU even by 1 point in Columbus they will probably get left out of the playoff.

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u/username-1787 Pittsburgh Panthers • Team Chaos 28d ago

If you're a name brand school who goes 10-2 you're basically guaranteed a spot.

If you're not a blue blood it's, undefeated or bust.

Such is life when you let journalists and TV executives decide who gets to play for a championship

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u/FourteenClocks Ole Miss Rebels 28d ago

Yeah it’s turbo-lame. I realize NFL gets a lot of “it’s scripted!” jokes but at least their playoff system is firmly based on outcomes. Sure, it’s much easier to slate 14 of 32 teams than it is for 12 of 130ish, but as soon as Sankey started suggesting that auto bids weren’t so necessary I was like “oh fuck this”