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Newest BCS simulation has 2 from B1G in Top 8 after Week 12
By Paul Harvey
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The College Football Playoff Committee will always get some negative feedback on their selections, but the most recent BCS simulations look very similar to the latest CFP Rankings.
Though the BCS system was left behind, the people at BCS Know How have kept the formula alive. They continue to run BCS simulations to see what the rankings would look like today.
Following Tuesday’s unveiling of the latest CFP Rankings, BCS Know How tweeted out a side-by-side look at the top 16 teams on both systems. Coming out of Week 12, both systems agreed on teams No. 1-6, including Alabama at No. 5. Ohio State was also at No. 2 on each.
Penn State checked in at No. 8 on each, and Minnesota was the lone B1G discrepancy between the two. The Gophers checked in at No. 11 on the BCS simulations but were No. 10 on the CFP.
Here’s how the rankings of both look heading into Week 13:
Halfway there! Our third (of six) side-by-side comparison of this week's @CFBPlayoff ranking and the weekly simulated #BCS where the top six are the same — and then the differences begin: pic.twitter.com/OABWwlke1k
— BCSKnowHow.com (@BCSKnowHow) November 20, 2019
Paul is a lifelong fan and student of all things college football. He has been covering college football since 2017 and the B1G since 2018.