And down the stretch they come!

With only a week, maybe two left in the race to make the 16 team tourney here's how things shape up going into the holiday week....

1) LSU 11-0  110pa  lw #1
2) Houston 11-0  235pa  lw #2
3) Alabama 10-1  92pa  lw #5
4) Virginia Tech 10-1  186pa  lw #4
5) Stanford 10-1  230pa  lw #6
6) Arkansas 10-1  232pa  lw #7
7) Oklahoma St 10-1  300pa  lw #3
8) Boise St 9-1  205pa  lw #10
9) Penn St 9-2  143pa  lw #13
10) Michigan St 9-2  168pa  lw #16
11) Michigan 9-2  172pa  lw #14
12) Wisconsin 9-2  175pa  lw #15
13) Georgia 9-2  196pa  lw NR
14) South Carolina 9-2  213pa  lw NR
15) Arkansas St 9-2  218pa  lw NR
16) Southern Miss 9-2  239pa  lw #12

So Southern Miss reward for hanging on and making the #16 spot would be to play the #1 seed LSU in the first round.  Well, at least you're in the dance and anything can happen on any given Saturday.  The #5 Stanford vs #12 Wisconsin matchup would be a beauty with those two QB's going at it, shame one of them would have to lose.  But there is a week to go so lets see how this all settles in, remember I don't count conference championship games so things should be lined up after Saturday. 

Here's hoping you all have a good Thanksgiving and thanks for taking time out to read this! 

Brian
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Yes to Penn St & no to conference title games....

I've been asked if I am keeping Penn St in the running to be a playoff team with all that has gone down & the answer is yes.  It's not fair to punish the players for the alleged actions of somebody else.  The other question was about the conferences that have title games.  I don't count those, don't believe in them.  In my world you'd play everybody in your conference once and the last team standing was your champion.  I wouldn't have conferences with more than 10 teams either if I ran the world.  Give you three non conference games and then onto the regular season & everybody would play 12 games.  I know, it's a fantasy world that the conference dictators and ESPN would never go for because the world isn't black & white, it's green with dead presidents on it.  But it's my blog and it's free to dream. 

Here is how this weeks standings look with two new teams in and two out & Robert Wuhl is living the dream with his Cougars #2 which would face off against my Wisconsin Badgers in round 1 of the playoffs!  1 & done for one of us Robert, but there are a couple weeks left so we'll see who winds up where!

1) LSU 10-0  107pa  lw #1
2) Houston 10-0  228pa  lw #3
3) Oklahoma St 10-0  263pa  lw #4
4) Virginia Tech 10-1  186pa  lw #8
5) Alabama 9-1  71pa  lw #6
6) Stanford 9-1  202pa  lw #2
7) Arkansas 9-1  215pa  lw #12
8) Oregon 9-1  217pa  lw #11
9) Clemson 9-1  259pa  lw #13
10) Boise St 8-1  170pa  lw #5
11) Oklahoma 8-1  178pa  lw #10
12) Southern Miss 9-2  239pa  lw #9
13) Penn St 8-2  129pa  lw #7
14) Michigan 8-2  155pa  lw #16
15) Wisconsin 8-2  158pa  lw #NR
16) Michigan St 8-2  165pa  lw #NR

Out--Louisiana Lafayette & Cincinnati

Just missed--Georgia, South Carolina, Arkansas St, Nebraska, TCU. 

Last four are from the Big Ten I noticed.  Some interesting matchups if the playoffs would start this week, but like I said earlier we've got two weeks to go.  I'm thinking Michigan St would give LSU a pretty good fight. 

Questions, comments, or concerns?  Let me know & thanks for taking time out to read this. 

Brian

College Football 16 team playoffs standings week #4...

There's a new #1 this week but Alabama is still very much in it with only a few weeks left to go & Robert Wuhl's Houston Cougars all the way up to #3.  Here's how it shapes up this week...

1) LSU 9-0  98pa  lw #2
2) Stanford 9-0  149pa  lw #3
3) Houston 9-0  211pa  lw #4
4) Oklahoma St 9-0  257pa  lw #5
5) Boise St 8-0  134pa  lw #6
6) Alabama 8-1 64pa  lw #1
7) Penn St 8-1  112pa  lw #7
8) Virginia Tech 8-1  139pa  lw #8
9) Southern Miss 8-1  176pa  lw #12
10) Oklahoma 8-1  178pa  lw #13
11) Oregon 8-1  187pa  lw #14
12) Arkansas 8-1  208pa  lw #15
13) Clemson 8-1  231pa  lw #9
14) Cincinnati 7-1  156pa  lw NR
15) Lousiana-Lafayette 8-2  283pa  lw NR
16) Michigan 7-2  144pa  lw 10

Out--#11 South Carolina & #16 Nebraska

Just missed--Michigan St, Wisconsin, Arkansas St, Georgia, South Carolina, TCU, Nebraska, Georgia Tech, Kansas St all at 7-2 & Texas at 6-2

College Football 16 team playoffs standings week #3...

There will either be a new #1 or #2 after Saturday night!  Here's how things shape up this week...

1) Alabama 8-0  55pa  lw #1
2) LSU 8-0  92pa  lw #2
3) Stanford 8-0  136pa  lw #4
4) Houston 8-0  198pa  lw #7
5) Oklahoma St 8-0  212pa  lw #8
6) Boise St 7-0  113pa  lw #5
7) Penn St 8-1  112pa  lw #9
8) Virginia Tech 8-1  139pa  lw #10
9) Clemson 8-1  231pa  lw #3
10) Michigan 7-1  117pa  lw #13
11) South Carolina 7-1  137pa  lw #15
12) Southern Miss 7-1  148pa  lw #16
13) Oklahoma 7-1  153pa  lw #NR
14) Oregon 7-1  170pa  lw #NR
15) Arkansas 7-1  180pa  lw#NR
16) Nebraska 7-1  180pa  lw #NR

Out--#6 Kansas St, #11 Wisconsin, #12 Michigan St & #14 Cincinnati.....

Questions, comments, concerns?  Let me know and have a great weekend! 

Brian