Bowl projections: Ohio State rejoins College Football Playoff after Iowa upset, Oklahoma moves up

Cease me you probably have heard this one earlier than: A serious upset has shaken up the Faculty Soccer Playoff projections. In Week 7, it was the Purdue Boilermakers Spoilermakers knocking off beforehand unbeaten Iowa, 24-7. The Hawkeyes had been projected because the No. 2 seed, however they’ve dropped out of the playoff area for now.

Perhaps they may come again later. That is what’s taking place with Ohio State, which was within the preseason CFP projection however didn’t final lengthy as a result of a Week 2 loss at residence to Oregon. Now, the Buckeyes are again because the No. 3 seed, a spot predicated on successful out and securing the Huge Ten championship.

However what of Oregon? If the Geese end 12-1, should not they be ranked forward of Ohio State? Maybe, however they aren’t 12-1 on this projection. In the event that they wind up with that file, the CFP Choice Committee may have a tricky name. Head-to-head, which favors Oregon, is an element within the committee’s standards, however so is energy of schedule. Ohio State can be popping out of a stacked Huge Ten East. Oregon is coming by a comparatively poor Pac-12. Power of schedule would determine to closely favor the Buckeyes. That could be a downside for one more time, although.

The projected No. 2 seed is now Oklahoma, which did one thing on Saturday that it had not accomplished all season: win a sport over an FBS opponent by greater than seven factors. Oklahoma throttled TCU 52-31. The Sooners are projected to face Ohio State within the Cotton Bowl.

Georgia stays the presumed prime seed within the playoff following a 30-13 win over Kentucky. The loss was the primary of the season for the Wildcats, which may discover themselves in a New 12 months’s Six bowl if they’ll win out and end 11-1.

The Bulldogs are slated for a date within the Orange Bowl with Cincinnati. The Bearcats are nonetheless anticipated to be the No. 4 seed, although they need to be the No. 2 staff within the AP High 25 on Sunday. Cincinnati did what was obligatory with a dominant victory over UCF on Saturday.

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These outcomes, in fact, may have a ripple impact all through the bowl projections, particularly the rest of the New 12 months’s Six video games. These anticipated matchups can be revealed on Sunday morning proper on this area on CBS Sports activities.