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USA Today has us up one and hosting OSU.......I think this makes the most sense assuming the conference games go as expected. Even though UGA struggled on Friday, they own H2H.​

bracket projections: Live updates​

Here's a live projection of the 12-team CFP as Week 14 games become finalized:

Last updated Saturday, Nov. 30 at 11:33 p.m. ET. Records reflected on Week 14 results.

  1. Oregon (12-0)
  2. Texas (11-1)
  3. SMU (11-1)
  4. Boise State (11-1)
  5. Penn State (11-1)
  6. Notre Dame (11-1)
  7. Georgia (10-2)
  8. Tennessee (10-2)
  9. Ohio State (10-2)
  10. Indiana (11-1)
  11. Miami (10-2)
  12. Arizona State (10-2)
TENNESSEE SECURES CFP SPOT: Tennessee looked to be on upset alert early against Vanderbilt, but the Vols staved off a 14-0 deficit and routed the Commodores 36-23 in Nashville. The win, coupled with Ohio State's loss, gives UT a chance to host a playoff game at Neyland Stadium.



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FROM BLEACHER REPORT, SHOWING US HOSTING OSU:

No. 1 Oregon (Big Ten Champion)
No. 2 Texas (SEC Champion)
No. 3 SMU (ACC Champion)
No. 4 Boise State (Best Group of 5 Champion)
No. 12 Arizona State vs. No. 5 Penn State
No. 11 Miami vs. No. 6 Notre Dame
No. 10 Indiana vs. No. 7 Georgia
No. 9 Ohio State vs. No. 8 Tennessee


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COLLEGE FOOTBALL NETWORK HAS US HOSTING INDIANA:

College Football Playoff Predictions | First Round​

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MSN SPORTS HAS US HOSTING OSU AS WELL:
ast updated Saturday, Nov. 30 at 11:33 p.m. ET. Records reflected on Week 14 results.

  1. Oregon (12-0)
  2. Texas (11-1)
  3. SMU (11-1)
  4. Boise State (11-1)
  5. Penn State (11-1)
  6. Notre Dame (11-1)
  7. Georgia (10-2)
  8. Tennessee (10-2)
  9. Ohio State (10-2)
  10. Indiana (11-1)
  11. Miami (10-2)
  12. Arizona State (10-2)
* bolded teams denote shift (up/down) in the projected CFP bracket from current CFP bracket.
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ESPN COLLEGE FOOTBALL HAS US HOSTING OSU.........PRETTY GOOD ARGUMENTS FOR THIS BRACKET ACTUALLY



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CBS SPORTS HAS OSU HOSTING TENNESSEE:

First round​

DateLocationProjectionWinner faces
Dec. 20 or 21Darrell K Royal Memorial Stadium
Austin, Texas		(5) Texas vs. (12) Miami(4) Boise State
Dec. 20 or 21Ohio Stadium
Columbus, Ohio		(8) Ohio State vs. (9) Tennessee(1) Oregon
Dec. 20 or 21Beaver Stadium
State College, Pennsylvania		(6) Penn State vs. (11) Indiana(3) SMU
Dec. 20 or 21Notre Dame Stadium
South Bend, Indiana		(7) Notre Dame vs. (10) Arizona State(2) Georgia

Despite the fact that the Wolverines are only 7-5, I don't expect the Buckeyes to fall too far in the rankings because of the loss. No. 10 Indiana is the absolute floor for them because of Ohio State's dominant win over the Hoosiers just one week ago. However, I am projecting them to be ahead of 8th-ranked Tennessee as well, which is due to the fact that the Buckeyes have two top-10 wins, one of which came on the road. ~ Jerry Palm, CBS SPORTS

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THE SPORTING NEWS HAS OSU HOSTING TENNESSEE:

No. 9 Tennessee (10-2, SEC at-large) at No. 8 Ohio State (10-2, Big Ten at-large)​

This is the one where the SEC school has to go to the Big Ten environment. This is where the Buckeyes will fall – at least for this week. The 13-10 loss to Michigan in The Game poses a psychological hurdle, but a first-round home game in the new format is a consequence. That is not as drastic as years' past, even in the four-team setup. Tennessee beat Vanderbilt 36-23. Nico Iamaleava (18 of 26, 257 yards, 4 TDs, INT) and running back Dylan Sampson (25-178) led the way. These teams have not played since the 1996 Citrus Bowl.

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NATHAN05 said:

USA Today has us up one and hosting OSU.......I think this makes the most sense assuming the conference games go as expected. Even though UGA struggled on Friday, they own H2H.​

bracket projections: Live updates​

Here's a live projection of the 12-team CFP as Week 14 games become finalized:

Last updated Saturday, Nov. 30 at 11:33 p.m. ET. Records reflected on Week 14 results.

  1. Oregon (12-0)
  2. Texas (11-1)
  3. SMU (11-1)
  4. Boise State (11-1)
  5. Penn State (11-1)
  6. Notre Dame (11-1)
  7. Georgia (10-2)
  8. Tennessee (10-2)
  9. Ohio State (10-2)
  10. Indiana (11-1)
  11. Miami (10-2)
  12. Arizona State (10-2)
TENNESSEE SECURES CFP SPOT: Tennessee looked to be on upset alert early against Vanderbilt, but the Vols staved off a 14-0 deficit and routed the Commodores 36-23 in Nashville. The win, coupled with Ohio State's loss, gives UT a chance to host a playoff game at Neyland Stadium.






FROM BLEACHER REPORT, SHOWING US HOSTING OSU:

No. 1 Oregon (Big Ten Champion)
No. 2 Texas (SEC Champion)
No. 3 SMU (ACC Champion)
No. 4 Boise State (Best Group of 5 Champion)
No. 12 Arizona State vs. No. 5 Penn State
No. 11 Miami vs. No. 6 Notre Dame
No. 10 Indiana vs. No. 7 Georgia
No. 9 Ohio State vs. No. 8 Tennessee






COLLEGE FOOTBALL NETWORK HAS US HOSTING INDIANA:

College Football Playoff Predictions | First Round​

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I would love for us to get Indiana at home and Ohio state play at Georgia.
 
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If Clemson beats SMU things will get real murky…

Does SMU stay in the playoff with a close loss in the championship?

Clemson winning the ACC certainly improves South Carolina strength of schedule. They then have to be considered.

What if UGA losses? Do you penalize them for making it to Atlanta? They’ll be 10-3.
But what about Bama who beat UGA. They’re 9-3 and they beat South Carolina too…who’s again 9-3 and beat ACC Champion Clemson.

Does Miami and SMU stay in the playoffs?

1) Oregon
2) Texas
3) Boise
4) Clemson
5) Norte Dame
6) Penn State
7) Tennessee
8) Indiana
9) SMU
10) Georgia
11) Ohio State or Miami, or South Carolina, or Bama
12) Arizona State

Tsk tsk tsk….
 
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I am just not convinced OSU falls below us. They are currently sitting at # 2 in the CFP rankings, and one of their losses was to the undefeated # 1 ranked team by a single point on the road. That is about as good of a loss as you can have. I think we may end up playing in Columbus. Best case imo is we get matched up with Indiana.
 
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Vols1891 said:
I am just not convinced OSU falls below us. They are currently sitting at # 2 in the CFP rankings, and one of their losses was to the undefeated # 1 ranked team by a single point on the road. That is about as good of a loss as you can have. I think we may end up playing in Columbus. Best case imo is we get matched up with Indiana.
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We match up better with Ohio State.

We want Ohio State.
 
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I “think” regardless of what happens in the conference title games we’re looking at a 7,8, or 9 seed. 8 or 9 is the highest probability and I think we’re going to be the 9 with us playing Ohio state.
 
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Vols1891 said:
I am just not convinced OSU falls below us. They are currently sitting at # 2 in the CFP rankings, and one of their losses was to the undefeated # 1 ranked team by a single point on the road. That is about as good of a loss as you can have. I think we may end up playing in Columbus. Best case imo is we get matched up with Indiana.
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I agree........only thing that scares me about Indiana is the weather. I just watched Indiana post 60 points at will in a freaking snow storm (granted it was Purdue........but still)
 
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LittleVol said:
We match up better with Ohio State.

We want Ohio State.
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I’m fine with Ohio State too. It would be an awesome atmosphere in Columbus, especially if we go in there and beat them. They are coming off a really tough loss, so it will be interesting to see how they respond to that.
 
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NATHAN05 said:
I agree........only thing that scares me about Indiana is the weather. I just watched Indiana post 60 points at will in a freaking snow storm (granted it was Purdue........but still)
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I think we would likely be at home if we played Indiana; I don’t see them jumping us with them not being in their conference championship game.
 
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DaddyChad said:
I “think” regardless of what happens in the conference title games we’re looking at a 7,8, or 9 seed. 8 or 9 is the highest probability and I think we’re going to be the 9 with us playing Ohio state.
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I think so too. It all just depends on whether we jump Ohio State or not. We will move ahead of Miami in the CFP rankings but that doesn’t mean anything because the Clemson/SMU winner and Boise State will get seeded higher than us. How would we end up in 7th? The only thing I can think of is if we jump Ohio State and Georgia if they lose to TX, but I don’t think they would drop UGA below us for losing the conference championship, especially when they beat us head to head. I think the committee will try their best to not punish teams very much for losing conference championship games.
 
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Vols1891 said:
I think so too. It all just depends on whether we jump Ohio State or not. We will move ahead of Miami in the CFP rankings but that doesn’t mean anything because the Clemson/SMU winner and Boise State will get seeded higher than us. How would we end up in 7th? The only thing I can think of is if we jump Ohio State and Georgia if they lose to TX, but I don’t think they would drop UGA below us for losing the conference championship, especially when they beat us head to head. I think the committee will try their best to not punish teams very much for losing conference championship games.
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Way we end up getting a home game is:
1)Ohio State ranks lower than us
2)Conference title games we see a blow out that moves Georgia, Texas, or Penn State below us

I “think” that’s about it as far as possibilities. We’ll know the answer to #1 on Tuesday.
 
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Ohio State should drop below us. We need Penn State to lose to Oregon, they'll fall below us. I believe the loser of Texas/Georgia will also fall below us, especially if it's Georgia.

Ohio State will face the additional aspect of multiple players likely to be suspended for round 1 after the massive brawl. Stewart Mandel already speculated this would happen.
 
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DaddyChad said:
Way we end up getting a home game is:
1)Ohio State ranks lower than us
2)Conference title games we see a blow out that moves Georgia, Texas, or Penn State below us

I “think” that’s about it as far as possibilities. We’ll know the answer to #1 on Tuesday.
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Or if Boise state loses that puts big 12 winner in top 4 and knocks Boise out, well nevermind the next highest champion would be 12 not sure who that would be
 
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Vols1891 said:
I think so too. It all just depends on whether we jump Ohio State or not. We will move ahead of Miami in the CFP rankings but that doesn’t mean anything because the Clemson/SMU winner and Boise State will get seeded higher than us. How would we end up in 7th? The only thing I can think of is if we jump Ohio State and Georgia if they lose to TX, but I don’t think they would drop UGA below us for losing the conference championship, especially when they beat us head to head. I think the committee will try their best to not punish teams very much for losing conference championship games.
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Historically, losing the conference title game costs you about 5 spots.
 
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Vols1891 said:
I think so too. It all just depends on whether we jump Ohio State or not. We will move ahead of Miami in the CFP rankings but that doesn’t mean anything because the Clemson/SMU winner and Boise State will get seeded higher than us. How would we end up in 7th? The only thing I can think of is if we jump Ohio State and Georgia if they lose to TX, but I don’t think they would drop UGA below us for losing the conference championship, especially when they beat us head to head. I think the committee will try their best to not punish teams very much for losing conference championship games.
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Doubt Clemson or SMU is seeded or ranked above us if Clemson wins. The winner would be an automatic qualifier but not necessarily one of the top four ranked conference champs.
 
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NATHAN05 said:

USA Today has us up one and hosting OSU.......I think this makes the most sense assuming the conference games go as expected. Even though UGA struggled on Friday, they own H2H.​

bracket projections: Live updates​

Here's a live projection of the 12-team CFP as Week 14 games become finalized:

Last updated Saturday, Nov. 30 at 11:33 p.m. ET. Records reflected on Week 14 results.

  1. Oregon (12-0)
  2. Texas (11-1)
  3. SMU (11-1)
  4. Boise State (11-1)
  5. Penn State (11-1)
  6. Notre Dame (11-1)
  7. Georgia (10-2)
  8. Tennessee (10-2)
  9. Ohio State (10-2)
  10. Indiana (11-1)
  11. Miami (10-2)
  12. Arizona State (10-2)
TENNESSEE SECURES CFP SPOT: Tennessee looked to be on upset alert early against Vanderbilt, but the Vols staved off a 14-0 deficit and routed the Commodores 36-23 in Nashville. The win, coupled with Ohio State's loss, gives UT a chance to host a playoff game at Neyland Stadium.



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FROM BLEACHER REPORT, SHOWING US HOSTING OSU:

No. 1 Oregon (Big Ten Champion)
No. 2 Texas (SEC Champion)
No. 3 SMU (ACC Champion)
No. 4 Boise State (Best Group of 5 Champion)
No. 12 Arizona State vs. No. 5 Penn State
No. 11 Miami vs. No. 6 Notre Dame
No. 10 Indiana vs. No. 7 Georgia
No. 9 Ohio State vs. No. 8 Tennessee


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COLLEGE FOOTBALL NETWORK HAS US HOSTING INDIANA:

College Football Playoff Predictions | First Round​

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MSN SPORTS HAS US HOSTING OSU AS WELL:
ast updated Saturday, Nov. 30 at 11:33 p.m. ET. Records reflected on Week 14 results.

  1. Oregon (12-0)
  2. Texas (11-1)
  3. SMU (11-1)
  4. Boise State (11-1)
  5. Penn State (11-1)
  6. Notre Dame (11-1)
  7. Georgia (10-2)
  8. Tennessee (10-2)
  9. Ohio State (10-2)
  10. Indiana (11-1)
  11. Miami (10-2)
  12. Arizona State (10-2)
* bolded teams denote shift (up/down) in the projected CFP bracket from current CFP bracket.
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ESPN COLLEGE FOOTBALL HAS US HOSTING OSU.........PRETTY GOOD ARGUMENTS FOR THIS BRACKET ACTUALLY
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If its us and a BG10 school, no way CFP rules to have us host
 
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DaddyChad said:
Way we end up getting a home game is:
1)Ohio State ranks lower than us
2)Conference title games we see a blow out that moves Georgia, Texas, or Penn State below us

I “think” that’s about it as far as possibilities. We’ll know the answer to #1 on Tuesday.
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All is not well in Columbus as the Bug-Eyes rant. :cool: One OSU fan's take: Michigan tried to plant the flag again at midfield after beating Ohio State. Jack Sawyer ripped it off and threw it.If Ohio State would’ve brought this same intensity to the game maybe they would’ve won! Fire Ryan Day.
 
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I wouldn't mind either Ohio State or Indiana. Think we match up well against both of them.

And historically, we already have winning records against both programs (1-0 all time vs Ohio St, 2-0 vs Indiana), so I'll say I'd prefer we host Ohio State in Neyland. Chance to raise both all-time records to 2-0. Heh.

Go Vols
 
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feathersax said:
All is not well in Columbus as the Bug-Eyes rant. :cool: One OSU fan's take: Michigan tried to plant the flag again at midfield after beating Ohio State. Jack Sawyer ripped it off and threw it.If Ohio State would’ve brought this same intensity to the game maybe they would’ve won! Fire Ryan Day.
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not just one fan I think their entire fanbase thinks like this. They dont even give a crap about the rest of CFP. Even winning a natty wont change their view this season sucks because they lost to Michigan.

I wish CFP selection committee would just drop these entitled assholes out of top 12, and in the likely outcome they wont and still let them host a game, whoever they play beat the crap out of them.

Vols 45 Suckeyes 0
 
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SFBayVol said:
not just one fan I think their entire fanbase thinks like this. They dont even give a crap about the rest of CFP. Even winning a natty wont change their view this season sucks because they lost to Michigan.

I wish CFP selection committee would just drop these entitled assholes out of top 12, and in the likely outcome they wont and still let them host a game, whoever they play beat the crap out of them.

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Yep. I read several posts from frenzied Bug-Eyes. Most of them were filled with rage, obscenities & just plain wrath, Fun reading. :cool:
 
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