School Soccer Playoff picks after Week 10

We knew coming into the week we might lose both Georgia or Tennessee from the checklist of six remaining unbeaten groups. The query following Saturday’s sport between the Bulldogs and Vols was how it will have an effect on the loser.

Seems, Georgia’s 27-13 win was sufficient to maintain Tennessee off of all however one ESPN poll. The Georgia protection held Tennessee with out a first-half landing for the primary time since 2020. They outscored a group that entered the sport with a plus-173 factors margin within the first half this season, the perfect in FBS, 24-6 earlier than halftime. Georgia entered the sport with 10 sacks this season, the fewest within the SEC. They sacked Hendon Hooker six occasions and had the odds-on Heisman favourite harried all evening.

Elsewhere, Ohio State survived a scare at Northwestern, the place winds exceeding 45 mph muddled any offensive efforts. The Buckeyes could not convert on any of their eight third-down alternatives within the first half and quarterback C.J. Stroud had simply 76 passing yards for the sport. His career-best 79 dashing yards proved pivotal in a 21-7 victory, although.

Michigan and TCU additionally remained unbeaten, separting themselves within the second half in opposition to Rutgers and Texas Tech, respectively. The Horned Frogs at the moment are a unanimous choice amongst ESPN’s voters for the primary time this season.

With all that in thoughts, this is a take a look at how ESPN’s faculty soccer reporters see the present playoff image.

Andrea Adelson: 1. Georgia 2. Ohio State 3. Michigan 4. TCU
Blake Baumgartner: 1. Georgia 2. Ohio State 3. Michigan 4. TCU
Kyle Bonagura: 1. Georgia 2. Michigan 3. Ohio State 4. TCU
Invoice Connelly: 1. Georgia 2. Ohio State 3. Michigan 4. TCU
Heather Dinich: 1. Georgia 2. Ohio State 3. Michigan 4. TCU
David Hale: 1. Georgia 2. Ohio State 3. Tennessee 4 TCU
Chris Low: 1. Georgia, 2. Ohio State, 3. Michigan, 4. TCU
Harry Lyles Jr.: 1. Georgia 2. Ohio State 3. Michigan 4. TCU
Ryan McGee: 1. Georgia 2. Ohio State 3. TCU 4. Oregon
Adam Rittenberg: 1. Georgia 2. Ohio State 3. TCU 4. Michigan
Alex Scarborough: 1. Georgia 2. Ohio State 3. Michigan 4. TCU
Mark Schlabach: 1. Georgia 2. Ohio State 3. Michigan 4. TCU
Paolo Uggetti: 1. Georgia 2. Ohio State 3. TCU 4. Oregon
Tom VanHaaren: 1 Georgia 2. Ohio State 3. Michigan 4. TCU
Dave Wilson: 1 Georgia 2. Ohio State 3 Michigan 4. TCU