Will a 3 loss SEC team make the playoffs this year?

[rebmus]

With this crazy year, I lean 1, maybe 2, gets in.

 

Even IF a 3 loss SEC team gets invited, no fan wants to be wondering IF they get that invite on the final CFP rankings for the playoffs.

 

[pancho]

oh they'll strain to get a 3 loss bama team in after kiffin wins saturday afternoon.  they are not expecting pete to beat kirby saturday either.  If that happens its a full open can of uh oh.

[Bulldogs4]

The SEC’s non conference record is almost flawless. I think only two losses to date so I think that will carry a lot of weight in the selection process. I think you could see one or possibly even two SEC teams with three losses in the playoff just based off schedule strength. 

[rebmus]

I highly wager at least one 3 loss team gets in, maybe two.

 

Ole Miss, LSU, and Ohio State did almost everything they could do to NOT be that three loss invite after today.

 

 

[MSTSatchmo]

14 hours ago, rebmus said:

I highly wager at least one 3 loss team gets in, maybe two.

 

Ole Miss, LSU, and Ohio State did almost everything they could do to NOT be that three loss invite after today.

 

 

It sucks to be sitting at 3 losses now, but it’s better now rather than getting the third the last two weeks of the season.  At least OM has a chance to move back up in the polls by winning out.   There are several 2 loss teams and some will pick up their 3rd and drop at the wrong time.   
 

Of the current 3 loss teams, OM has the more favorable schedule left.   LSU has Texas and Tennessee left.  Missouri and SC still have Georgia left.   OM just needs to get the offense back on track against Oklahoma.  

[Dawg83]

20 hours ago, MSTSatchmo said:

It sucks to be sitting at 3 losses now, but it’s better now rather than getting the third the last two weeks of the season.  At least OM has a chance to move back up in the polls by winning out.   There are several 2 loss teams and some will pick up their 3rd and drop at the wrong time.   
 

Of the current 3 loss teams, OM has the more favorable schedule left.   LSU has Texas and Tennessee left.  Missouri and SC still have Georgia left.   OM just needs to get the offense back on track against Oklahoma.  

I guess my thing is, does a more favorable schedule actually work against OM down the stretch?

 

They need to win out but they need more quality wins, and not sure they can get them. OM’s best wins have not aged as well as they probably needed them to.

 

LSU has the hardest path but if they win both of those games, I bet they get in,

 

If you made me call it, I’m thinking a 3 loss SEC team is going to have a really hard time making it. There are still a ton of 1 and 2 loss teams in the other P4 leagues.

[rebmus]

83, I lean towards enough other teams lose that allow a 3 loss SEC team to get in. 
The weaker last 3 games for Ole Miss definitely works against them moving up that far… has to be the right combination of Ole Miss winning 9 along with other teams around them and ahead of them losing.

 

LSU is a team to watch- IF they win out, including wins over Texas and Tennessee, I think they’ll get in. 

And before “but Ole Miss beat LSU”, look at Bama ranked over Tennessee… it could happen and probably would.