Alright fellas, with it officially being 10 games into the college football season for most programs (some are at 11), I thought it might be fun to see the Bunker take a stab at predicting the playoff. Would love to see
@Docdumpsta @Powerman26 @FIG-JAM @hunter48 @crococile22 @wareaglegsu @warjags @AUDUckhunter @Boisgreat and several others in this thread giving me your take as projection is always the most difficult/subjective part of college football in my opinion. Here’s my my best guess, andI look forward to seeing the Bunker’s thoughts as well:
Top 4 Seeds
1. Ohio State - Yes I know they lost to Oregon, but my guess is these two teams see each other again in Indianapolis and it’s a different outcome.
2. Texas - I still think Texas is the most likely SEC champion at this point, but projecting a champion in the SEC is probably fools gold atm as you have at least 5 evenly matched programs.
3. Miami - While Miami has been playing with fire almost every week and finally got burned by Georgia Tech, I still believe they are the most complete team in the ACC over schools like SMU and Clemson and will ultimately win the ACC championship.
4. Colorado - Easily the biggest surprise on this list given the perception of the program in the preseason, but hats off to the boys from Boulder as they’ve continued to improve each week so far this season.
Five through Eleven Seeds
5. Oregon - Really like their schedule the rest of the way, I just believe on a neutral field Ohio State gets it done in the Big Ten championship game.
6. Georgia - UGA will be likely the most battle tested team in this part of the bracket with wins over two other 10 win teams in Texas and Tennessee and its only losses were on the road at Alabama and Ole Miss.
7. Alabama - I think I’ll get some pushback here and understandably so as Bama hasn’t looked great at times this season. That said I don’t see them losing again this year and a 10-2 Alabama with a win over UGA is not getting left out of the playoffs.
8. Penn State - An 11-1 Penn State is definitely in the playoff, but not having a big resume win drops them down the board some.
9. Ole Miss - The fighting Lane Kiffin’s scored a massive win last week, and I think it stamped them into the playoff, though this wasn’t an easy call with Tennessee also being a consideration here.
10. Notre Dame - The Fighting Marcus Freeman's have a real chance to go 11-1 given what’s left on their schedule, though USC and Army do present some challenges that can give the Irish a scare. While I don’t think they’ve had to play the schedule that others have, Notre Dame is a massive brand and if they go 11-1 they’ll be in the playoff.
11. Indiana - While the Hoosiers will likely end up 11-1 and feel as though they deserve a higher seed, the lack of a quality win really hurts them here and drops their seeding in my opinion.
12 Seed
12. Boise State - While I originally predicted Tulane in this spot, Boise is presently in the lead as the G5 representative and I just don’t see them losing against what they have left on the schedule. I still believe that Tulane has the better team, but losing to both Kansas State and Oklahoma will be to much to overcome down the stretch unfortunately.
