The unbeaten College Football Playoff contenders
Going unbeaten with a Power Five championship will all but guarantee an invite into the College Football Playoff. The Big Ten and Pac-12 will be added when they start playing.
Alabama (3-0)
Will it happen? It’s not going to be easy if the defense plays like it did against Ole Miss. The offense is unstoppable, though. The Tide should be able to afford one loss – like to Georgia this week – but they’re not losing twice.
Clemson (4-0)
Will it happen? Well that was certainly easy against Miami. It’s going to take a minor miracle for anyone other than Notre Dame on November 7th in South Bend to trip up the Tigers. However, watch out for the regular season finale at Virginia Tech.
Georgia (3-0)
Will it happen? As long as it splits the games against Alabama this week and against Florida on November 7th – both away from home – then yes, it should get it. Of course, it’ll need another Gator loss if the Bulldogs drop the date in Jacksonville, but if this offense can improve, they’re in.
North Carolina (3-0)
Will it happen? The team isn’t good enough to get through the slate clean, but there’s no Clemson and Miami and Notre Dame don’t come up until Thanksgiving. At the very least, the Tar Heels can get close.
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Notre Dame (3-0)
Will it happen? There are a whole slew of flaws in a team that didn’t put together a complete effort in two of the first three games, but split the dates with Clemson and North Carolina, and the one-loss Irish will be in the ACC Championship.
Oklahoma State (3-0)
Will it happen? Nope. It might be the only unbeaten Big 12 team left standing, but don’t be fooled by the 47-7 win over Kansas – that’s Kansas. Iowa State, Texas, at Oklahoma and at TCU will be tough to get through without two losses.
– Teams that haven’t played yet, but …
– Finished. Done. Let’s go take a steam
– The Group of Five hopefuls
– One-loss teams still alive
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