USC joins Georgia, Michigan, TCU in CFP’s newest prime 4

Georgia, Michigan, TCU and USC are all poised to make the School Soccer Playoff with wins of their convention championship video games this weekend after the choice committee unveiled its penultimate rankings on Tuesday.

There was no change on the prime, as Georgia (12-0) remained No. 1. However after Michigan (12-0) beat Ohio State 45-23 final Saturday, the Wolverines jumped one spot to No. 2. TCU (12-0) stayed at No. 3, and USC (11-1) made its first look within the prime 4 after the Buckeyes and LSU misplaced.

Ohio State dropped to No. 5, and now should hope for upsets and chaos within the upcoming titles video games to doubtlessly get a possibility to make it again into the playoff combine. However a lot of that can rely on not solely the outcomes, however how the committee would view an undefeated crew that loses within the convention title recreation, since Ohio State won’t be taking part in an additional recreation.

Convention championship weekend might present little drama if the highest 4 groups win. All of it begins on Friday night time when No. 11 Utah (9-3) and USC play within the Pac-12 championship recreation in Las Vegas. Utah handed USC its solely lack of the season in October, 43-42, when quarterback Cam Rising ran for a 1-yard landing, and efficiently transformed the 2-point conversion try with 48 seconds left.

On Saturday, Georgia performs No. 14 LSU (9-3) within the SEC championship recreation; TCU performs No. 10 Kansas State (9-3) within the Large 12 championship recreation and Michigan performs Purdue (8-4) within the Large Ten championship recreation. The highest 4 CFP groups are favored to win.

If a number of groups lose, the committee might need more durable choices to make. However think about this: Past the High 5, each different ranked crew has two or extra losses, and no two-loss crew has ever made the School Soccer Playoff.

The very best ranked among the many two-loss groups is Alabama at No. 6, adopted by Tennessee at No. 7. Penn State at No. 8, Clemson at No. 9 and Kansas State at No. 10 spherical out the High 10. Clemson performs No. 23 North Carolina (9-3) within the ACC championship recreation on Saturday as nicely, however after the Tigers misplaced to South Carolina 31-30 final Saturday, they had been basically eradicated from playoff rivalry.

That win over Clemson helped South Carolina (8-4) go from unranked to the No. 19 spot this week. Along with beating Clemson, the Gamecocks beat Tennessee 63-38 the earlier week — changing into the primary unranked crew to win consecutive video games in opposition to AP High-10 opponents since Auburn in 2003.

Tulane (10-2) is simply forward of South Carolina at No. 18 and hosts No. 22 UCF (9-3) on Saturday within the American Athletic Convention championship recreation. The winner would nearly assuredly be the best ranked Group of 5 crew, and earn a spot in a New 12 months’s Six recreation.

The ultimate rankings will likely be launched on Sunday, adopted by bowl bulletins for the groups who do not make it.