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College Football Playoff: Twitter reacts to final regular-season rankings
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For the conference as a whole, it’s a great problem to have.
Only four spots are available for the College Football Playoff, but three B1G teams are on the cusp of earning a bid. But for the individual teams outside of Ohio State? Don’t be surprised if the palms are a little sweaty for Michigan, Wisconsin or Penn State.
The four B1G teams fell in the top seven spots in the College Football Rankings, proving for another week that the committee views the conference as – by far – the best in all of college football. With the Buckeyes sitting at the No. 2 spot, it’s all but certain the league nabs a bid in this year’s playoff.
Can it get two, though? And if so, who will it be? The scenarios got even more sticky as Michigan remains ahead of Wisconsin and Penn State, the two teams playing for a B1G title this weekend in Indianapolis.
Reactions on Twitter revolved around that discussion on Tuesday night:
How would Ohio State not have a spot on lock down? It is unfathomable.
— Braden Gall (@BradenGall) November 30, 2016
Ohio State is No. 2. Buckeyes are a lock to make the playoff. Stop with the TCU talk. Different circumstances.
— Jon Solomon (@JonSolomon35) November 30, 2016
Washington being ahead of Michigan now is an issue for the Wolverines. Means if Washington adds a win, hard to imagine U-M jumping.
— Mark Snyder (@Mark__Snyder) November 30, 2016
So the Big Ten's top 2 ranked teams won't play for the Big Ten championship. Conference championships!
— Jon Solomon (@JonSolomon35) November 30, 2016
How does it hold up logically that a team gets rewarded for not playing this weekend? https://t.co/YIA87tDknr
— Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) November 30, 2016
I see no path to the playoff for Penn State. If there's mass chaos, I think Michigan gets in over Penn State.
— Kyle Rowland (@KyleRowland) November 30, 2016
Looking more and more like Penn State is playing for the Rose Bowl.
— Ben Jones (@Ben_Jones88) November 30, 2016
My question is if #B1G Champ is PSU…shouldn’t they be in over OSU?
Head-to-head matters, perhaps OSU takes Washington spot instead.
— Andrew Coppens (@TheCoppensShow) November 30, 2016
The B1G champ SHOULD jump Michigan in the rankings. At least in my opinion … but everyone's got an opinion at this point. https://t.co/Bp2fzevEcI
— Josh Moyer (@ByJoshMoyer) November 30, 2016
I do wonder the logic of knocking Louisville below FSU following two recent losses but not Michigan below Penn State after two recent losses
— Kevin McGuire (@KevinOnCFB) November 30, 2016
Welcome to the 14-team conference era. https://t.co/7b97SU5XqG
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) November 30, 2016
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB