College Football Playoff Rankings: Has Fresno State Done Enough To Crack The Top 25?

With Air Force’s loss to Army, the door is open for the Bulldogs to find a path to a New Year’s Six bowl… if the committee likes them.

Projected College Football Playoff Poll, Week 10

  1. Ohio State
  2. Georgia
  3. Michigan
  4. Florida State
  5. Washington
  6. Oregon
  7. Texas
  8. Alabama
  9. Ole Miss
  10. Penn State
  11. Louisville
  12. Oklahoma
  13. Missouri
  14. Oregon State
  15. LSU
  16. Oklahoma State
  17. Tennessee
  18. Utah
  19. Kansas
  20. Notre Dame
  21. USC
  22. Arizona
  23. Tulane
  24. Kansas State
  25. North Carolina

Given that the committee signaled last week their strength-of-schedule concerns won’t be so easily assuaged, it seems most likely that Fresno State still has work to do. Arizona, for instance, might be underrated here considering they have strung together three top-25 wins in a row (though Washington State has recently fallen off a cliff).

The good news? Many of the Power 5 teams projected between 17 and 25 here could be part of a major shakeup by next Tuesday because they’re on the road for Week 11: Tennessee plays at Missouri, Utah faces Washington on the road, USC faces Oregon on the road, Arizona heads to Colorado, and North Carolina travels to Duke. If things break in favor of the Mountain West, we could have a much different conversation this time next week.

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