How Michigan Can Still Make The College Football Playoff
Can Michigan still make the College Football Playoff?
Michigan's double-overtime loss to Ohio State in Columbus this afternoon probably ended the Wolverines' College Football Playoff hopes.
Probably.
There is, though, a scenario in which you can make a pretty strong argument for the Wolverines to get in. Here's what has to happen.
- Penn State has to lose to Michigan State this afternoon (at the time of this post, MSU is winning).
- Ohio State has to then beat Wisconsin in the Big Ten Championship Game
- Washington loses the Pac-12 Championship Game to either Colorado or USC
If that happens, the College Football Playoff field will (probably) look like:
- Alabama (13-0, SEC champs)
- Ohio State (12-1, Big Ten champs)
- Clemson (12-1, ACC champs)
- ???
The teams in contention for that fourth spot will be:
- A two or three loss Pac-12 champion (one of those possible teams being Colorado, a team Michigan beat)
- A two-loss Big 12 champion (Oklahoma, probably, who was blown out by Ohio State at home
- Michigan
Sure, the Wolverines won't be conference champions, but you could fairly argue that they'd be more deserving of a spot than, say, a two-loss Colorado or a two-loss Oklahoma.
Don't stop believing just yet, Michigan fans.
