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1. #COLLEGE STATIONWEATHER MAY 1ST 2016 UPDATE#
2. #COLLEGE STATIONWEATHER MAY 1ST 2016 PLUS#
3. #COLLEGE STATIONWEATHER MAY 1ST 2016 SERIES#

Same for the Sugar with the Big 12 and SEC. The Rose is simple: the top non-Playoff Big Ten team vs. This year, that means the Cotton, Orange, Rose, and Sugar. The committee also matches up the rest of the New Year’s Six bowls.

#COLLEGE STATIONWEATHER MAY 1ST 2016 PLUS#

Get an original mini-column on the college football thing of the day, plus news, links, and fun stuff! Email: This also affects more than just the Playoff. In 2014, Oregon and Alabama made it in from the Week 10 top six, while Ohio State stormed up from No. It makes sense to me.) Still, the closer you are to the top, the better.Īlabama, Clemson, and Michigan State were all top-seven teams that made it into the final four, while Oklahoma climbed from No. (If that sounds like I’m making it up, no, that’s exactly how the committee described their thought process.

We saw this in 2014, when Baylor jumped TCU in the final rankings after beating Kansas State, and thus drawing near enough in strength of schedule for the Bears’ previous win over the Horned Frogs to matter. One seemingly insignificant game can alter things quite a bit.

The committee starts its whole board from scratch each week, reevaluating each team’s entire schedule. Last year, the initial top four included 7-0 LSU, which would finish the regular season 8-3. Mississippi State, Florida State, Auburn, and Ole Miss were in the first-ever Playoff top four in 2014, and only FSU made the actual Playoff. SB Nation College Football Remember, there’s still a long way to go. Here’s one explanation, though I don’t know exactly what metric ESPN (a Playoff partner) is using here: (Yes, that means there will be things of college football importance happening during the howling middle of Election Night.

#COLLEGE STATIONWEATHER MAY 1ST 2016 UPDATE#

Here’s the full top 25 heading into Week 10, with an update coming each Tuesday night until selection Sunday. It was also clear that some combination of Louisville, Ohio State, Texas A&M, and Washington would follow. The Wolverines have a hilarious average margin of victory (35 points, best in the country) against a schedule that’s been less weak than predicted, and the Tide have been mostly dominant against a pretty solid schedule. The Tigers have beaten the best-looking list of opponents (4-0 against the top 40 teams in the Massey Composite, 2-0 against top-10 teams) and had a few close calls. Kevin Kugler and Leah Amico provided the call for Westwood One.ĮSPN holds exclusive rights to the tournament.The College Football Playoff committee’s first 25-team ranking of the 2016 season is here, summing up the first two-thirds of the season and setting the table for the final month or so.Ĭoming in there were simple arguments in favor of Alabama, Clemson, and Michigan for the No.

It was streamed online at and through TuneIn. Westwood One provided nationwide radio coverage of the championship series.

#COLLEGE STATIONWEATHER MAY 1ST 2016 SERIES#

The columns RF, SR, WS, NS, CS, and NC respectively stand for the Regional Finals, Super Regionals, College World Series Teams, National Semi-Finals, Championship Series, and National Champion. WP: Paige Parker (38–3) LP: Makayla Martin (15–4) ( CDT) at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Team The Women's College World Series was held June 2 through June 8, 2016, in Oklahoma City.Ĭhampionship game National Championship The Super Regionals took place from May 26–29. The Columbia regional took place May 19–21 because of BYU's no Sunday-play policy. Teams in bold advanced to Women's College World Series. Teams in italics advanced to Super Regionals. The 16 national seeds hosted the Regionals. All other conferences have the automatic bid go to the conference tournament winner. The Big 12, Big West, Mountain West, Pac-12, and West Coast Conference bids were awarded to the regular season champion.