2025 ESPN College Football Playoff Predictor

[alrightalrightalright]

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[Derek Handler]

72% if we lose Georgia but win out...

[Gerry Hamilton]

3 minutes ago, Derek Handler said:

72% if we lose Georgia but win out...

Really can see that scenario playing out as more teams lose 

[4thandFive]

My preference is we win out and don’t play in the SEC Championship game.

[Shane]

8 minutes ago, 4thandFive said:

My preference is we win out and don’t play in the SEC Championship game.

I’m with you on this 100% 

[alrightalrightalright]

Consistently seeing 4 SEC teams and even 5 at times as I click through different scenarios & teams.

I'm assuming the SEC is getting 5 teams in via the Predictor in this type of scenario: Alabama (SEC Champ), Ole Miss (SEC runner-up) (SECCG outcome can be flip-flopped), Georgia is 10-2, Texas A&M is 11-1, Texas is 10-2. 

[TTown]

10-2 should be good . Lose 1 though gets very tricky. ND will get in no matter what they do ha. Then depends on how many  get in from B12 or ACC. 1 each hopefully then there is wiggle room. Gotta be at least #10 because G5 bumps us then 1 miscellaneous and we at 12. Just gotta win !

[TTown]

16 minutes ago, alrightalrightalright said:

Consistently seeing 4 SEC teams and even 5 at times as I click through different scenarios & teams.

I'm assuming the SEC is getting 5 teams in via the Predictor in this type of scenario: Alabama (SEC Champ), Ole Miss (SEC runner-up) (SECCG outcome can be flip-flopped), Georgia is 10-2, Texas A&M is 11-1, Texas is 10-2. 

Hope so but I expect 4 SEC 4 Big 10 ND G5 1 B12 1 ACC. Gonna be crazy for sure if you end up 9-3.

[alrightalrightalright]

2 minutes ago, TTown said:

10-2 should be good . Lose 1 though gets very tricky. ND will get in no matter what they do ha. Then depends on how many  get in from B12 or ACC. 1 each hopefully then there is wiggle room. Gotta be at least #10 because G5 bumps us then 1 miscellaneous and we at 12. Just gotta win !

In the scenarios where the SEC has 5, Notre Dame is in, B1G gets 3, Big 12 and ACC each get 1, and 1 G5

[TTown]

1 minute ago, alrightalrightalright said:

In the scenarios where the SEC has 5, Notre Dame is in, B1G gets 3, Big 12 and ACC each get 1, and 1 G5

Yeah I hear ya but I just expect 4 Big 10 call me crazy. Not saying it's rigged but well.... Hope so

[Texas fan in Georgia]

37 minutes ago, 4thandFive said:

My preference is we win out and don’t play in the SEC Championship game.

If we win out, we are playing in the SECCG regardless. But Texas won’t get dinged for playing a conference title game , win or lose.

[CJ Vogel]

Need some of those Kentucky defeats Ole Miss type of games this weekend as Texas sits on a bye.

[alrightalrightalright]

1 hour ago, Texas fan in Georgia said:

If we win out, we are playing in the SECCG regardless. But Texas won’t get dinged for playing a conference title game , win or lose.

If Ole Miss, A&M, and Texas finish 7-1 in conference in a 3-way tie, Ole Miss will go

[LonghornFan4Ever]

16 minutes ago, alrightalrightalright said:

If Ole Miss, A&M, and Texas finish 7-1 in conference in a 3-way tie, Ole Miss will go

Interestingly enough, if Alabama loses to OU specifically and they along with Aggy, Mississippi, and Texas all finish the regular season 7-1 in SEC play, it would mean Texas finishes at the top of the conference standings facing Bama in the SEC Championship game.  So basically Texas has to win out and either have Bama lose to OU or Mississippi lose to either Florida or Mississippi State.  Those are the two most likely ways Texas makes it to Atlanta.

[Tuco Ramirez]

2 hours ago, Texas fan in Georgia said:

If we win out, we are playing in the SECCG regardless. But Texas won’t get dinged for playing a conference title game , win or lose.

Last year the committee was clear that a CCG loser won’t be penalized. But they also said they would give more weight to SOS and clearly that’s hogwash. 

[4thandFive]

2 hours ago, Texas fan in Georgia said:

If we win out, we are playing in the SECCG regardless. But Texas won’t get dinged for playing a conference title game , win or lose.

I don’t see how we’d overtake Ole Miss. 

[4thandFive]

3 minutes ago, Tuco Ramirez said:

Last year the committee was clear that a CCG loser won’t be penalized. But they also said they would give more weight to SOS and clearly that’s hogwash. 

I do not want to take the chance that a 10-3 Texas who loses to Bama would be safe when we know a 10-2 Texas who sits out the CCG would be.

Edited 51 minutes ago by 4thandFive

[ArizonaLonghorn]

2 hours ago, alrightalrightalright said:

In the scenarios where the SEC has 5, Notre Dame is in, B1G gets 3, Big 12 and ACC each get 1, and 1 G5

Yeah but the potential problem with this happens when the regular season champ has a good record but loses the CCG to a team with a lesser record (like last year when Clemson snuck in) and suddenly that league gets two bids ... in basketball we call 'em "bid thieves" for a reason

Say BYU goes undefeated and then loses the CCG ... what then, for example?  Would they get left out at 12-1 with a regular season championship while a 9-3 team goes?

[Tuco Ramirez]

I agree and that’s very sad for the sport. The best way to the playoffs is the easiest way to the playoffs. 

[alrightalrightalright]

13 minutes ago, ArizonaLonghorn said:

Yeah but the potential problem with this happens when the regular season champ has a good record but loses the CCG to a team with a lesser record (like last year when Clemson snuck in) and suddenly that league gets two bids ... in basketball we call 'em "bid thieves" for a reason

Say BYU goes undefeated and then loses the CCG ... what then, for example?  Would they get left out at 12-1 with a regular season championship while a 9-3 team goes?

Could totally happen again like Clemson. Say Tech loses this week and gets revenge on BYU in the CCG, I think the Big 12 gets 2, SEC 4, B1G 3, ACC 1 (I think this is almost guaranteed due to last week), Notre Dame (they're likely to win out), and 1 G5.

 

[Class of 04]

If they have to play an extra game, I'd rather it be a playoff game vs. a CCG.