Is the B10 a 2-bid league

[AlaCyclone]

I will not be shocked if Indiana wins @ Oregon.
If they do, they have a great chance to win the B1G this year.
'twould be good for CFB IMO.

 

[FriendlySpartan]

If SEC beats each other up, they get at least four, maybe five, IMHO.

Certainly possible, season is way too young to make any real solid guesses as we clearly saw this weekend

 

[Gonzo]

If SEC beats each other up, they get at least four, maybe five, IMHO.

I think they'll get 4, same with B1G.

 

[FriendlySpartan]

I think they'll get 4, same with B1G.

Agreed but think they have a much better showing this year

 

[Gonzo]

Agreed but think they have a much better showing this year

Yeah you're probably right but it's still hard to tell IMO. Tennessee was a lot of peoples' SEC darling heading into last year's CFP and they got curb stomped by Ohio St.

 

[GoHawks]

I believe the only 2-loss team that made the CFP last year and didn’t play in the conference championship was Tennessee. Indiana’s resume would be very similar to theirs. So it’s possible, maybe probable.

BUT if the committee is deciding between 2 loss Indiana and 2-loss Notre Dame….

It's an interesting question and probably depends on how many SEC teams finish with 2 losses or less and the 2 loss teams SOS vs Indiana. I think Indiana would likely make it with 2 losses but you're right it's a tossup back half of their schedules very light. They need Maryland to keep winning and oddly enough Old Dominion. They gave Indiana a good game for long time and have ran through rest of their schedule since including a blowout @virginia tech. You did forget National champion Ohio State above.

 

[SolterraCyclone]

Most likely 4 again this year, just switch out Penn state with one of Michigan/Illinois/etc depending on how the schedule falls.

Big question is does the ACC get 2 or not and how much does the SEC beat up each other

I actually think 4 is going to be a stretch this year, just cause I see all those “other” teams I listed (USC - Maryland) beating each other up.

All those teams have a loss already, I don’t think many will finish with only two losses due to the schedule. I’m assuming 3 losses is an eliminator for any non-SEC team this season.

 

[SolterraCyclone]

It's an interesting question and probably depends on how many SEC teams finish with 2 losses or less and the 2 loss teams SOS vs Indiana. I think Indiana would likely make it with 2 losses but you're right it's a tossup back half of their schedules very light. They need Maryland to keep winning and oddly enough Old Dominion. They gave Indiana a good game for long time and have ran through rest of their schedule since including a blowout @virginia tech. You did forget National champion Ohio State above.

Good call, I forgot OSU didn’t play in the B10 championship.

 

[Peter]

Penn state will be the first 8-4 team to make the playoff. Texas gets a bye at 9-3.

 

[SolterraCyclone]

I think the difference between the SEC and and B10 is the SEC still has 4 undefeated teams at halfway through the season, and the teams with 1 loss are still the cream of the crop (Bama, UGA, LSU, Tennessee).

Even when they start beating each other up, all of those teams can still afford at least one more loss and many can afford 2 in their next 6/7 games.

The B10 only has 3 undefeated teams currently, and the way the schedule is laying out most of these 1-losses B10 teams will knock each other out. The likes of Illinois, Washington, Nebraska, Maryland, etc. can’t really afford another loss like 1-loss SEC teams Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, LSU can.

 

[SolterraCyclone]

I will not be shocked if Indiana wins @ Oregon.
If they do, they have a great chance to win the B1G this year.
'twould be good for CFB IMO.

If Indiana beats Oregon then B10 is locked at three teams minimum for sure.

 

[Cyhig]

B1G will get three teams in the playoffs. But this season is a great example why the B1G and $EC were pushing to have 4 teams from each conference guaranteed to make the playoffs.

 

[harimad]

Seems like a 3 bid league depending on how Indiana does.

 

[mj4cy]

Ohio State, Oregon, Indiana all probably make it. If not one of them, USC/Michigan could get hot and their name recognition gives them a free loss.

 

[Kinch]

I think they'll get 4, same with B1G.

Way too early to make a solid prediction.

 

[Kinch]

Most likely 4 again this year, just switch out Penn state with one of Michigan/Illinois/etc depending on how the schedule falls.

Big question is does the ACC get 2 or not and how much does the SEC beat up each other

Way to early for that

 

[ClonesFTW]

I hope so! This one was one my favorite preseason future bets

 

[1SEIACLONE]

The B10 and SEC will get 8 teams in out of the 12, does the make up of that really matter? If one league say the B10 only gets 3 then the SEC will get 5. The difference between both leagues and the ACC and B12 is that the talking heads will say that both leagues had teams losing to other top teams and there is some truth to that. Money talks and there is no way that ESPN and Fox are going to sit there and not push for their sponsored league to get less than 8 total teams combined. The latest poll in the Athletic has 5 SEC teams and 3 from the B10, one team from that B12. ND as always is the key school, because they take away a spot from either the ACC or B12.

 

[brokenloginagain]

B12 had its chances this year, but KU lost to Mizz, ASU lost to Miss St and Cinci lost to Nebraska. Needed to win those games to help change perception.

 

[Gonzo]

Way to early for that

Probably but if everyone wins the ones they're supposed to win then it'll likely be tOSU, Oregon, Indiana, and one of Illinois/Michigan.