Northern Illinois despatched shockwaves by means of the faculty soccer world on Saturday afternoon with a 16-14 win at No. 5 Notre Dame. And right here all of us thought Texas vs. Michigan was going to offer us with a very powerful results of the day in Week 2.
The Irish had been coming off an enormous win at Texas A&M to open the season however had been caught flat-footed by the Huskies, who gained each traces of scrimmage within the victory. Notre Dame’s win over the Aggies put them in final week’s Faculty Soccer Playoff projection, however this week’s loss dropped them proper again out.
One other afternoon matchup additionally affected the CFP projections as Iowa State got here from behind to win at No. 21 Iowa 20-19. The Cyclones at the moment are within the playoff projections and the Hawkeyes have been bounced out.
Oklahoma State is the opposite new workforce on this week’s projection, giving the Massive 12 probably the most groups within the discipline (4) 4. Kansas State and predicted champion Utah are holdovers from final week.
Faculty Soccer Playoff
Quarterfinals
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Jan. 1 |
Sugar Bowl |
(1) Georgia vs. (8/9) Winner |
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Jan. 1 |
Rose Bowl |
(2) Ohio State vs. (7/10) Winner |
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Jan. 1 |
Peach Bowl |
(4) Miami vs. (5/12) Winner |
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Dec. 31 |
Fiesta Bowl |
(3) Utah vs. (6/11) Winner |
First spherical
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Dec. 20 or 21 |
Texas Memorial Stadium |
(5) Texas vs. (12) Boise State | (4) Miami |
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Dec. 20 or 21 |
Beaver Stadium |
(8) Iowa State vs. (9) Oregon | (1) Georgia |
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Dec. 20 or 21 |
Autzen Stadium |
(6) Alabama vs. (11) Oklahoma State | (3) Utah |
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Dec. 20 or 21 |
Bryant-Denny Stadium |
(7) Penn State vs. (10) Kansas State | (2) Ohio State |
Georgia heads up the SEC contingent as the highest seed with Texas fifth general and Alabama at No. 6. The Longhorns’ victory at Michigan solidifies their place as the highest workforce that isn’t a projected champion.
Ohio State continues to be No. 2 and is joined by Penn State and Oregon. The Geese have slid down the rankings a bit, now projected to be the 9-seed.
Miami is the lone consultant from the ACC because the 3-seed. Clemson bounced again from the blowout loss to Georgia with an annihilation of Appalachian State, and the Tigers are the probably workforce so as to add to the ACC’s whole within the CFP.
Regardless of a loss at Oregon on a last-second discipline aim, Boise State continues to be the projected workforce to characterize the Group of 5. Northern Illinois has a path to get there, however the Huskies have to complete 13-0. In the event that they do, that would come with a win at NC State on Sept. 28. They’d additionally want the Irish and Wolfpack to complete within the last rankings. It’s asking quite a bit, however it’s nonetheless doable.
I at all times say that you do not actually understand how good a workforce is till it performs on the highway. Effectively, perhaps not Notre Dame; the Irish hope to reap the benefits of the highway comforts this week at Purdue.
A few of the high groups can be making their first highway journeys of the season subsequent week, together with Alabama touring to Wisconsin and Oregon going up the highway to rival Oregon State. Additionally, Memphis will attempt to make a case for a spot within the CFP when it travels to Florida State, however that appeared like quite a bit greater recreation a few weeks in the past.
There are nonetheless six groups on this week’s bowl projections that I count on to complete 5-7. Three of these are from the Massive Ten, which appears to have had a great 12 months within the APR. Six sub-.500 groups within the bowls can be not simply be a file, however it will be one wanting the entire variety of sub-.500 groups to play in bowl video games — excluding pandemic impacted seasons — for the reason that NCAA began permitting it in 2015.
Do not see your workforce? Take a look at Jerry Palm’s full bowl projections.