Boise State moves into bye slot in CFP rankings

Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior Citizen WriterNov 19, 2024,

07:22 PM ET Close

• ACC press reporter.
• Signed up with ESPN.com in 2010.
• Graduate of the University of Florida.Boise State continued of BYU in the third installment of rankings launched by the College Football Playoff choice committee Tuesday night, putting the Broncos in position to receive a first-round bye ahead of the Huge 12 champion.The top five remain unchanged, with No. 1 Oregon leading the way, followed by No. 2 Ohio State, No. 3 Texas, No. 4 Penn State and No. 5 Indiana. But the most significant storyline is the way the committee dropped BYU after a 17-13 loss to Kansas put an end to its unbeaten season.BYU( 9-1)moved down eight spots from No. 6 to No. 14, falling behind No. 12 Boise State (9-1). Using the existing rankings, Oregon (Big 10 ), Texas(SEC), Miami(ACC) and Boise State(Mountain

  West) would be the 4 highest-rated conference champions and would receive first-round byes in the 12-team playoff. BYU (Big 12)would be included in the playoff as the fifth-highest ranked conference champ however would be the No. 12 seed and have to play in the first round.Based on résumés, Boise State has a much better loss than BYU– on the roadway against No. 1 Oregon, after the

  Ducks kicked a winning basket as time ended. BYU lost at home to a Kansas group that is 4-6. The week in the past, BYU required a late return to beat Utah. The Cougars have not yet played any of the Big 12 teams ranked in the existing top 25, though they dip into No. 21 Arizona State on Saturday.” We certainly think about strength [of schedule] in all of the discussions that we have,”Warde Manuel, chair of the CFP committee, said on ESPN’s rankings launch show Tuesday night. “We also look at how the groups are playing, and what it is the success on the field.”BYU’s finest win is over SMU, and though the teams are both 9-1 and BYU has the head-to-head win, the Mustangs are ranked one spot ahead at No. 13. That would still leave them on the outside looking in. “We watch the games and we see how groups are playing each week,”Manuel said.

  “So we assess their body of work. We’re going to evaluate it every week, from how the team plays that week, but likewise the body of work.” Notre Dame(No. 6), Alabama(No. 7), Miami( No. 8), Ole Miss( No. 9) and Georgia( No. 10)round out the leading 10.”I do not believe they value the Big 10 over the SEC, I

  think they worth wins and losses, “Georgia coach Kirby Smart stated Tuesday, when asked if he thought

  the CFP committee treasures the Big 10 over the SEC.”So, they put people based upon a column, a column of wins and a column of losses, not on the eye test of going to enjoy them play and see who they play. I think they base it on wins and losses. I do not believe they state,’ well, this is much better than that.’ They just state’ this record’s much better than that. ‘That’s the most simple way to do it. It’s not necessarily the 12 best, so we’ll see what happens. I’m not stressed over it much. I got to fret about our team and what we started on. “The first-round matches would look like this: No. 12 BYU at No. 5 Ohio State; No. 11 Georgia at No. 6 Penn State; No. 10 Ole Miss at No. 7 Indiana; No. 9

  Alabama at No. 8 Notre Dame.The UPDATED College Football Playoff Top 25 rankings pic.twitter.com/TR54lloq8V!.?.!— ESPN(@espn )November 20, 2024″ We take a look at the information, we take a look at the stats, however we likewise need to enjoy the games and see how the groups are carrying out,”Manuel said.”And it’s a lot of debate. However that’s the value of having 13 individuals in this committee, with the conversations that are going on.” Tennessee dropped 4 spots to No.

  11 after its 31-17 loss to Georgia but would be the first team out of the 12-team playoff. Alabama, Georgia, Ole Miss and Tennessee are all 8-2 and have different head-to-head wins over one another. Alabama, which leapt Miami to No. 7 after beating Mercer,

  beat Georgia however lost to Tennessee; Ole Miss beat Georgia and will not play Alabama or Tennessee.With a lot delegated be figured out in the SEC race, there is a fear that the loser of the SEC championship game could get left out of the playoff as a three-loss team. “I’ve spoken with other coaches, so I’ll just kind of offer you the sensation from some other coaches that, they don’t wish to be in it,” Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin stated during his news conference Monday.”The reward to get a bye versus the danger to get knocked out entirely. I suggest … that’s an actually huge danger. “Texas A&M is likewise 8-2 however ranked No. 15.

  Still, the Aggies and Texas are the only 2 groups with one loss in SEC play. If both groups win this weekend(Texas A&M is at Auburn and Texas hosts Kentucky), their regular-season ending would be for an ensured spot in the SEC championship game. So the Aggies are not out of the race yet, either.Colorado follows Texas A&M at No. 16, then it’s Clemson, South Carolina, Army and Tulane. 4 of the last five teams are brand-new to the rankings this week– Arizona State at No. 21, Iowa State at No. 22, UNLV at No. 24 and Illinois at No. 25. Missouri remained at No. 23. Kansas State, Louisville, Washington State and LSU all left after losses last weekend.Editor’s Picks 2 Related With conference title games approaching, 8 SEC teams are ranked in the top 25 today, together with five Big 10 teams, four Big 12 groups, three ACC teams and 2 each from the American Athletic Conference and Mountain West. “We have a great deal of value with the groups that make a conference championship game. Making that game is an important information point,”Manuel said.”We are ranking the groups through the national championship. But groups that make those

  national championship, the committee takes a look at them and puts them in high esteem.”The 4 first-round games will be dipped into the home campus of the higher-seeded teams on Dec. 20 and 21. The four quarterfinal games will be staged at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, Rose Bowl provided by Prudential and Allstate Sugar Bowl on Dec. 31 and Jan. 1. The 2 semifinal games will take place at the Capital One Orange Bowl and Goodyear Cotton Bowl on Jan. 9 and 10. The CFP National Championship presented by AT&T is scheduled for Jan. 20 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.Additional reporting from ESPN Senior citizen Writer Mark Schlabach.