These 20 teams have lost but are still alive in the College Football Playoff field
- By Cris_Ard
- The West Zone
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From Yahoo! Sports' Ross Dellenger today:
What’s left: Not too much! One ranked team (at Pitt) is left on the schedule. The Tigers should be favored in every game, perhaps by at least 10 points, before the ACC championship game.
Why there’s hope: Well, outside of the aforementioned breeze of a schedule, Dabo Swinney’s group has been shredding through teams since the Georgia loss, outscoring their last five opponents by an average of more than 30 points a game.
Clemson Tigers
Losses (1): vs. Georgia, 34-3, in AtlantaWhat’s left: Not too much! One ranked team (at Pitt) is left on the schedule. The Tigers should be favored in every game, perhaps by at least 10 points, before the ACC championship game.
Why there’s hope: Well, outside of the aforementioned breeze of a schedule, Dabo Swinney’s group has been shredding through teams since the Georgia loss, outscoring their last five opponents by an average of more than 30 points a game.
With expanded College Football Playoff field, these 20 teams have lost but are still alive
There are plenty of college football teams that have already suffered a loss and are still in the playoff race. Which teams are firmly in the mix and which need to win out and get some help?
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