re: What is a scenario(s) that keeps 13-0 Wisconsin out of the playoff?

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The Big 10 got 3 bowl teams in last year.
FSU was a 9 win team

The Big 10 got 3 bowl teams in 2015.
Ole Miss was a 9 win team.

SEC could get 3 teams in this season especially with how close the Cotton Bowl is to LA. They would want to sell tickets and know LSU fans would show up.

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7 spots outside of the playoff and the group of 5 representative.

Assuming the playoff is SEC Champ, Clemson, Notre Dame, and Big 12 champ.

Miami
Big Ten champ (maybe Ohio State)
Wisconsin when they likely lose Big Ten Champ game
TCU
Oklahoma State
Pac 12 champ
SEC runner up

That's your seven. Not to mention a 10-2 Washington has a good shot at the Fiesta Bowl if they were to lose to Southern Cal in the Pac 12 Championship Game. Penn State finishes 10-2 they'd be a big draw in a NY6 game.

9-3 LSU wouldn't be ranked very high. We'd need lots of other chaos, IMO.

Yeah, Clemson is in if they win out.

1-loss Clemson and Notre Dame are both ahead of Wisconsin. That wouldn't be who Wisconsin would be fighting it out against.

Keep in mind that 1-loss Alabama and 1-loss Oregon were both ahead of undefeated Florida State in the first ever college football playoff, so that's not without precedent.

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Keep in mind that 1-loss Alabama and 1-loss Oregon were both ahead of undefeated Florida State in the first ever college football playoff, so that's not without precedent.

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there's a huge difference between an undefeated P5 conference winner being #3 and #5

the first rule of the committee should be if you win a P5 conference and go undefeated, you're in, no questions asked. you did everything asked of you

one loss is an excuse to keep you out

Ok to be fair here... you really think Wisky goes unbeaten in the Big12, or SEC or ACC , or even the PAC 12???????

OU has a home loss to a 3 loss at the least iowa st team. that's not a good loss. clones could have 4 losses by seasons end

lets also add, iowa st had to have their linebacker take over at qb in that game, and he led them to the win.

Don't even care about the CFP right now. I'm more worried that Wisconsin doesn't even make it out of this weekend unscathed.

- Iowa is a quality team that dismantled Ohio State and took Penn State down to the, literal, last second.

- It's a rivalry game and Iowa's QB is a Wisconsin native that wasn't targeted by Gary Andersen and his staff. Only when Paul Chryst came in did Wisconsin extend an offer. It was too late.

- Quintez Cephus and Jazz Peavy are out. They are, far and away, the best to WRs that Wisconsin has. Will put an awful lot of pressure on Jonathan Taylor and the OL to produce at an extremely high-level against a stout Iowa D.

- Neither Iowa or Wisconsin have protected home field against one another in recent years.

- Weather not looking great (freezing rain in the morning, rain in the afternoon) and Wisconsin has had its share of issues with penalties and fumbles.

- Wisconsin is down to T.J. Edwards and Ryan Connelly at ILB. Jack Cichy tore his ACL in August and Chris Orr went down last week at Indiana. Connelly and Edwards are capable of starting nearly anywhere, but Wisconsin is screwed if either goes down.

This is going to be an ugly game for both offenses.

there is only really one timeline of events that keeps wisconsin out of the playoffs at 13-0

Sec champ
11-1 notre dame
12-1 acc champ, clemson
12-1 big 12 champ

the rest of this thread is a waste of time

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If Georgia and Alabama both enter the SEC Title game undefeated...

They're both getting in...making it the most pointless game.

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It would be poetic justice if Bama wins the SECCG and loses the rematch.

Herbstreit says Wisconsin is going to need help.

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Booger says 7-2 Auburn controls their destiny more than Wisconsin.

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