Since the creation of the CFP rankings, the lowest seeded one-loss team is 7th. There have been some 3-loss teams in Top-12, but rarely more than 2. None of them outranked any 1-loss team. Skipping 2020 because most teams didn't play any sort of schedule
3 Loss Teams finishing Top 12 since 2014 (Total of 18, average of 2 per year)
2023 - none
2022 - Utah and Kansas State
2021 - Utah
2019 - Wisconsin, Auburn
2018- Washington, Florida, LSU, Penn State
2017- Auburn
2016 - Wisconsin, USC, Colorado, FSU, Oklahoma St
2015 - Ole Miss
2014 - Arizona, GT
Lowest Ranked 1-loss teams since 2014
2023 - 7th
2022 - 4th
2021 - 5th (ND)
2019 - 4th
2018 - 6th
2017 - 6th
2016 - 4th
2015 - 7th
2014 - 6th
Replies to: "You're assuming the "best" teams will only lose to each other, which last week proves isn't the case"
- Bama has 4 ranked teams still on schedule, ND 0. If Bama goes 9-3 v. ND 11-1 who gets the invite? - SteveM - 11:55am 10/7/24
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- Eye roll. [NT] [IMAGE] - BaronVonZemo - 7:10pm 10/7/24
- ND - The Irish always get the benefit of the doubt. It’s all about the $$$s [NT] - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 5:40pm 10/7/24
- No way they take a three loss team over a one loss team that are both Power 5. [NT]
- THEISMANCARR - 1:31pm 10/7/24
- If it is ND vs Alabama, it will take less than a minute for the committee to decide. - D2 - 4:06pm 10/7/24
- That's not my assumption, that is my parameter. If we go 11-1 we are in over a 3 loss power 5 team. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 8:35pm 10/7/24
- You're presenting a false choice. 7 non-conference champions make it, so it won't be "ND vs Bama" - Turkish - 4:49pm 10/7/24
- And you think that is fair - WoodstockIrish - 9:36am 10/8/24
- You're assuming the "best" teams will only lose to each other, which last week proves isn't the case - Turkish - 10:51am 10/8/24
- Georgia plays Texas in a couple weeks while we’re probably playing a service academy - WoodstockIrish - 5:56pm 10/9/24
- You're assuming the "best" teams will only lose to each other, which last week proves isn't the case - Turkish - 10:51am 10/8/24
- "Will there be 7? No way" Good point, but ND's schedule is so weak... - SteveM - 6:03pm 10/7/24
- We'll see.... - D2 - 5:08pm 10/7/24
- And you think that is fair - WoodstockIrish - 9:36am 10/8/24
- If it is ND vs Alabama, it will take less than a minute for the committee to decide. - D2 - 4:06pm 10/7/24
- ND goes 11-1 and they’re in. Not sure what seed but they’ll be in. [NT] - MuskyTommy - 1:30pm 10/7/24
- With 3 SEC losses Bama might not finish in the top 4 in the SEC. - Curly1918 - 1:23pm 10/7/24
- Balderdash. ND is not getting left out with one loss, full-stop, and they almost certainly host - Turkish - 12:32pm 10/7/24
- You think this current team deserves to be in the CFP playoffs? - WoodstockIrish - 8:38pm 10/8/24
- They would both go to the Duke's Mayo Bowl in all probability! [NT]
- irishslovak - 12:01pm 10/7/24
- Isn’t that considered a lost luster bowl? [NT]
- whatsamataU - 12:35pm 10/7/24
- Yeah, hold the Mayo. [NT]
- Irishize - 1:02pm 10/7/24
- SC is going to get their turkey ass handed to them again this week! [NT] - irishslovak - 1:09pm 10/7/24
- Yeah, hold the Mayo. [NT]
- Irishize - 1:02pm 10/7/24
- Isn’t that considered a lost luster bowl? [NT]
- whatsamataU - 12:35pm 10/7/24