It’s lastly Championship week, and it looks like the school soccer world is simply able to get these rankings out of the best way so the playoff can begin. The most important shakeup is coming from Columbus, the place Ohio State squandered a grand alternative by shedding at residence to Michigan 13-10. This may certainly drop the Buckeyes out of that fifth spot, holding them from getting the potential fourth seeded group within the second spherical to now having to presumably play on the street earlier than dealing with the one seed. As well as, with Miami shedding to Syracuse, this opens the door for a group like Alabama to backdoor their means into the playoff regardless of having 3 losses. If SMU beats Clemson and wins the ACC, then the underside a part of the rankings are set for the playoff, leaving 10-2 Miami out.
Right here’s what the bracket would seem like if the season ended as we speak:
With that being stated, listed below are the most recent CFP rankings and projected 12-team playoff:
1 . Oregon Geese
2. Texas Longhorns
3. Penn State Nittany Lions
4. Notre Dame Combating Irish
5. Georgia Bulldogs
6. Ohio State Buckeyes
7. Tennessee Volunteers
8. SMU Mustangs
9. Indiana Hoosiers
10. Boise State Broncos
11. Alabama Crimson Tide
12. Miami Hurricanes
13. Ole Miss
14. South Carolina Gamecocks
15. Arizona State Solar Devils
16. Iowa State Cyclones
17. Clemson Tigers
18. BYU Cougars
19. Missouri Tigers
20. UNLV Rebels
21. Illinois Combating Illini
22. Syracuse Orange
23. Colorado Buffaloes
24. Military Black Knights
25. Memphis Tigers
First Spherical Byes: No. 1 Oregon, No. 2 Texas, No. 3 SMU, No. 4 Boise State
First Spherical Matchups:
No. 5 Penn State vs. No. 12 Arizona State
No. 6 Notre Dame vs. No. 11 Alabama
No. 7 Georgia vs. No. 10 Indiana
No. 8 Ohio State vs. No. 9 Tennessee