Playoff Bubble Watch
Big Ten
Spotlight: USC. Both of USC's losses were on the road to respectable opponents in Illinois and Notre Dame, but the Trojans still have another big opportunity for a road win against a ranked opponent Nov. 22 at Oregon. It's also possible that 6-2 Iowa shows up in the committee's top 25 at some point. According to the Allstate Playoff Predictor, if USC ran the table -- and independent of other results -- the Trojans would have an 82.9% chance to reach the playoff. According to ESPN Analytics, USC has at least a 50% chance to win each of its remaining games -- except for Nov. 22 at Oregon, where the Ducks have a 70.8% chance to win. The Big Ten is top-heavy, with Ohio State, Indiana and Oregon leading the way, but there is still a month for some second-tier teams to make a push.
Enigma: Washington. The Huskies did what USC couldn't and beat Illinois, though they had home-field advantage, which is significant, considering the travel involved. That's where they'd have another edge against Oregon on Nov. 29, when the Huskies host the Ducks. Washington is favored to win each of its remaining games -- except for the regular-season finale against Oregon, which has a 75.3% chance to win, according to ESPN Analytics. Washington doesn't have any embarrassing losses (vs. Ohio State and at Michigan), so it would at least enter the conversation with a 10-2 record.
Comments
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I can’t decide which team is more DOOMED with that last sentence
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USC having a better chance to win at Autzen vs Oregon, than UW at Doog Stadium, is why FPI is retarded
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UW still has to get healthy and then stay healthy vs. a Wisconsin team that will be playing to keep their coaching staff employed. I expect Wisconsin to be ornery and make it a close, physical game.
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We are caught in a catch-22 where we probably need to beat a GOOD Oregon team to get respekt for the playoff but that would require supporting Oregon.
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I'm fine with Oregon having one loss heading into the game then getting knocked out of the playoffs by poor little Worshington
23 was great because both teams had it on the line
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In reality, we all know that Lil' Jerry will insert the Pasadena Plunger and all hope will be lost after that game.
