This is a few years old now, but at that point the most a loser to a higher ranked team dropped was 1 spot

Oct 23, 2024
2:47:38pm

TCuz Coastal Elite

Now if BYU was the highest ranked Big 12 team and lost, then that’s a different story. Those teams drop from losing championship games.

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POLL: Does BYU make the CFP at 11-2 with a loss in the Big 12 title game?

Duce

2:32pm

This gives it a 67% chance:

Undefeated

2:36pm

Definite - - maybe.

lightmann

2:37pm

Historically the worse ranked losers of conference championship games don’t drop very much in the rankings

TCuz

2:38pm

This is a few years old now, but at that point the most a loser to a higher ranked team dropped was 1 spot

TCuz

2:47pm

I think so. The committee would not punish us for playing that 13th game. They

RGGeemer

2:38pm

My thoughts:

Duce

2:49pm

Correct

RGGeemer

2:49pm

Agreed. There are 7 at large spots. For the 2nd Big 12 team to get bumped it

rcbyufan

2:57pm

I don’t think that’s the right way to look at it (at a conference level)

TCuz

3:02pm

That's fine but I do it that way because there are losses baked in. So Ohio St.

rcbyufan

3:15pm

Shocked that your answer isn't "it's a coin flip"

BYUMizzou

3:08pm

I think the biggest issue is whoever that other loss is to because our schedule

rcbyufan

2:46pm

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