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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
Why would Alabama have to lose? Spots 11 and 12 are basically reserved for other teams (Virginia and a power 5 school, or 2 power 5 schools).
If BYU wins, they are in. Texas Tech won’t drop out so someone in the top 10 gets bumped. Right now that would be the Domers.
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Sorry, I meant Alabama would have to win in that scenario to keep ND out.
I don't see how it makes any difference if Alabama is ahead or behind ND this week.
If Alabama wins, they are in automatically, if they lose they'll drop behind ND, and are probably set up to stay ahead of Miami.
ND would have had to move ahead of Oklahoma this week to be safe. There is no spot for them if both Alabama and BYU win, and they aren't going to move them ahead of a team that also isn't playing this week.
It's pretty wild that there is a 95% chance that a team from Virginia will be in the playoffs!