Week 2’s greatest CFP effect games include Alabama-Texas, Oregon-Texas Tech

Week 2 is here and there are plenty of playoff implications on the line early in the season. Currently, the Pac-12 has a couple of contenders who are raising their odds of making it, and the Texas-Alabama game carries ramifications for both sides.Here are the

games and teams that will have the most effect on the College Football Playoff this weekend.

Pac-12’s playoff possibilities The Pac-12 has turned heads with its 13-0 start. But the conference still has much to prove to be in the mix come CFP choice day. According to the Allstate Playoff Predictor, there is simply a 57% chance that the Pac-12 has a group reach College Football Playoff. To put that into context, both Alabama (63%) and Ohio State (62%) have higher opportunities to make the CFP than the whole Pac-12.

On the bright side for the Pac-12, its possibilities have actually trended upward. Going into the season, Allstate Playoff Predictor put the conference’s possibilities at getting a CFP agent at 43%. But opportunities have jumped for USC (21% to 24%), Oregon (9% to 15%) and Washington (2% to 5%).

Noteworthy Pac-12 groups opportunity to make CFP

The college football world has its eyes on Tuscaloosa for the eagerly expected rematch between Texas and Alabama. Not only does it have the intrigue of Texas looking to avenge in 2015’s loss, however Saturday night’s game has the biggest effect on the playoff chase. With a win, Alabama’s CFP potential customers tick approximately 69%, but a loss to the Longhorns would drop the Crimson Tide to only 35%. A win for Texas has far more upside as it would raise the Longhorns’ CFP possibilities from 17% to 39%.

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1 Related History also suggests the loser of this game is unlikely to be selected to the CFP. Because the four-team playoff began in 2014, just one group has made the CFP with a regular-season loss in nonconference play. That was Ohio State in 2014.

ESPN’s Football Power Index (FPI) offers Alabama an 81% opportunity to win.Oklahoma was among

the greatest winners in Week 1, seeing its playoff chances jump from 13 %to its present 35%. The Sooners benefited not just from their own dominant win, but also substandard performances by other CFP competitors. A home loss to SMU, a team ranked 46th in FPI, would drop Oklahoma’s CFP chances to 11 %. The Sooners have a favorable schedule. FPI offers Oklahoma at least a 75% chance to win each of its remaining games with the exception of one– Oct. 7 vs. rival Texas. The Sooners have a 57% opportunity to beat the Longhorns. Notre Dame has actually dominated this season, outscoring its

2 opponents by 92 points. The fast start moved the Battling Irish from 11% to 18 %to reach the CFP.A win at NC State, ranked 41st in FPI, will not be a big needle-mover for Notre Dame’s playoff chances, but it will keep it in the mix with a big game versus Ohio State looming in two weeks. Oregon is in a comparable boat as Notre Dame since a Week 2 loss to Texas Tech would knock the Ducks to the periphery of the CFP conversation. FPI gives Oregon a 67% possibility to win in Lubbock and keep its CFP hopes on course.Highest team/game utilize for Week 2 Team/game CFP with win CFP with loss