Buffalo's Road to the College Football Playoff - Week 1

UB's College Football Playoff Magic Number:

90

Based on my unscientific poll of UB's public perception, UB would need to leapfrog 90 teams to earn their way into the College Football Playoff.

UB's Group of 5 Magic Number:

26

Based on my unscientific poll of UB's public perception, UB is 27th of 60 teams in the group of 5. In the College Football Playoff, the highest ranked team in the group of 5 gets an auto-bid to a top 6 bowl game.

Group of 5 Top 10

#1: Boise State - Mountain West - #33

#2: Central Florida - American Athletic - #34

#3: Cincinnati - American Athletic - #43

#4: Marshall - Conference USA - #45

#5: Bowling Green - Mid American - #46

#6: Houston - American Athletic - #47

#6: Utah State - Mountain West - #47

#8: Fresno State - Mountain West - #52

#9: Northern Illinois - Mid American - #55

#10: East Carolina - American Athletic - #56

The Rankings

I pulled together any rankings I could quickly find online, they include: CBSsports.com 128, NFL.com, Athlon Sports, USA Today, The Orlando Sentinel, Billingsley, Football Study Hall, Massey, and Sagarin. I averaged everything out (this year I have combined FBS only rankings and All D-1 rankings) to show UB's road to the playoffs.

MAC Standings:

UB's NEW YORK Rank: #2