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Here’s what the BCS rankings would look like heading into Championship Weekend
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The latest College Football Playoff rankings were released on Tuesday evening, providing us with some insight as to where teams stand heading into the final Saturday before bowl season. We now have a good idea of what it will take for teams to make the College Football Playoff.
What would those rankings look like under the old BCS model? The folks at BCSKnowHow.com recently released the side-by-side rankings, comparing the BCS rankings to the College Football Playoff rankigs. There are a few differences in the rankings.
Ohio State is No. 1 in both polls and the B1G still has six teams in the top 20 in both systems. Here’s a full look at the comparison:
The most interesting ranking on the list is probably the difference between Utah and Oklahoma. The Utes currently sit at No. 5 in College Football Playoff rankings, with Oklahoma at No. 6. The two teams are swapped in the BCS rankings.
Should both teams win their conference championship games, and Georgia loses to LSU, it could be an interesting debate for that fourth and final spot.
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