Anything is possible in college football, and everyone from diehard fans to casuals knows that. So yes, a College Football Playoff without the SEC being represented is possible, but exactly how likely is it?
Well, after Week 7’s games, the four teams with the best chances to make the College Football Playoff do not include an SEC representative. Like last week, Oklahoma still has the strongest chance to make the playoff, according to ESPN’s Playoff Predictor algorithm.
Going into Week 8, the Sooners have a 70.1 percent chance to make the playoff, which is just a one percent dip from last week, followed by Ohio State, Florida State and Washington with the latter two being new to the top four on this list. The first SEC team, Georgia, dropped from the third-best chance to seventh-best since last week.
The Playoff Predictor utilizes an algorithm that factors in the same considerations as the selection committee, such as strength of record, number of losses and conference championships (or independent status), along with the Football Power Index.
Here’s a look at the top teams with the best chances to make the College Football Playoff, along with their chances of advancing to the title game and winning it all, per ESPN’s Playoff Predictor, as of Wednesday.