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The Road to the College Football Playoff looks at UB's national profile, and how far they need to go to gain the Group of 5 spot into a top bowl game, and how far they need to climb to gain an unprecidented spot in the college football playoff:
UB's Rank
SB Nation Bill C | 108 | Orlando Sentinel | 82 | Billingsley + MOV | 99 | ||
CBS Sports | 97 | USA Today Myerberg | 93 | Sagarin | 105 | ||
ESPN FPI | 119 | Massey | 111 |
Average UB Rank: 102
UB's College Football Playoff Magic Number:
98
Based on average rank, UB would need to pass 98 teams to enter the college football playoff.
UB's Group of 5 Magic Number:
36
Based on average rank, UB is 37th of 61 group of 5 teams, thus UB would have to leap 36 to earn the G5 auto-bid to a top 6 bowl game.
The Top 10
#1: Ohio State - Big 10
#2 Alabama - SEC
#3 TCU - Big 12
#4 Baylor - Big 12
#5 Oregon - PAC 12
#6 - Georgia - SEC
#7 Michigan State - Big 10
#8 Auburn - SEC
#9 Ole Miss - SEC
#10 Florida State - ACC
The G5 Top 15:
#1: Boise State - Mountain West - #23
#2: Cincinnati - American Athletic - #42
#3: Marshall - Conference USA - #44
#4: Western Kentucky - Conference USA - #51
#5: Utah State - Mountain West - #52
#6: Memphis - America Athletics - #54
#7: Louisiana Tech - Conference USA - #55
#8: Toledo - Mid American - #57
#9: UCF - American Athletic - #58
#10: Navy - American Athletic - #59
#11: Northern Illinois - Mid American - #61
#12: Georgia Southern - Sun Belt - #62
#13: San Diego State - Mountain West - #64
#14: Colorado State - Mountain West - #66
#15: Houston - American Athletic - #68
New to the Poll:
Dropped Out:
The Bottom 10
#119: Kent State - MAC
#120: Army
#121: UTSA - Conference USA
#122: Miami (OH) - MAC
#123: New Mexico State - Sun Belt
#124: UNLV - Mountain West
#125: EMU - MAC
#126: Idaho - Sun Belt
#127: Georgia State - Sun Belt
#128: Charlotte - Conference USA
Dropped Into the Bottom:
Started from the bottom now they out:
UB's Schedule:
The Road to Bowl Eligibility: 9 Winnable Games (teams ranked below or within 20 of UB)
UB Ranked better: (Albany, FAU, CMU, Miami, Kent, UMass)
UB Ranked below but close: (Nevada, Ohio, Akron,
UB Ranked below not close (Penn State, BGSU, NIU)
Schedule Projection:
MAC Standings:
MAC Rank | Division Rank | Team | National Rank |
#1 | West #1 | Toledo | #57 |
#2 | West #2 | N. Illinois | #61 |
#3 | West #3 | Western Mich | #73 |
#4 | East #1 | Bowling Green | #80 |
#5 | West #4 | Ball State | #86 |
#6 | East #2 | Ohio | #91 |
#7 | East #3 | Akron | #100 |
#8 | East #4 | Buffalo | #102 |
#9 | East #5 | UMass | #109 |
#10 | West #5 | Central Mich | #111 |
#11 | East #6 | Kent | #119 |
#12 | East #7 | Miami | #122 |
#13 | West #6 | Eastern Mich. | #125 |
UB's path to Detroit:
Go undefeated in the MAC