Bowl projections: Clemson jumps into the Faculty Soccer Playoff as Kansas State upsets Oklahoma

Regardless of a season that has already been filled with upsets, change is lastly coming to the Faculty Soccer Playoff projection for the primary time since Week four motion. With a 41-34 loss to Kansas State on Saturday night time, Oklahoma was bounced from the four-man discipline and changed by Clemson.

Whereas the Sooners’ loss to the Wildcats for the third time in 4 seasons would not put them out of the Massive 12 championship race, the Tigers are actually more likely to finish their common season because the undefeated ACC convention champions. . Clemson defeated Wake Forest 51-45 on Saturday afternoon and seems to have only one ranked opponent left on its schedule, which it hosts at residence (NC State subsequent week).

Michigan beat Maryland 34-27 this week and was the No. 1 workforce within the newest projection; nonetheless, it nonetheless has high 15 packages Penn State at residence and Ohio State on the highway within the second half of the season.

The opposite 4 high groups serve on Saturday. Georgia wasn’t as spectacular as regular regardless of a 39-22 win over Kent State, Ohio State blew out Wisconsin 52-21 and Alabama beat Vanderbilt 55-Three.

Verify again Sunday for Jerry Palm’s full projections after Week four.

Faculty Soccer Playoff

Clemson’s commerce with Oklahoma impacted the New 12 months’s Six bowls. The Sooners are but to win the Massive 12 and can now play within the Sugar Bowl towards Tennessee. Baylor was beforehand ranked No. 1 within the Massive 12 going into that sport, however is now unbeaten for the reason that New 12 months.

Clemson was focused for the ACC spot within the Orange Bowl, however now it is projected to be NC State. If that involves fruition, it will be the Wolfpack’s first look in a New 12 months’s sport. Penn State continues to be projected to take the opposite spot in that sport because the top-ranked workforce remaining among the many Massive Ten, SEC or Notre Dame.

The cotton bowl additionally has a change. Appalachian State suffered its second residence lack of the season to FBS newcomer James Madison. The Dukes are certainly one of two groups within the Group of 5 which are nonetheless undefeated 4 weeks into the season, however are usually not eligible for the postseason as they’re nonetheless making the transition to the FBS. The opposite undefeated workforce is Coastal Carolina, which is now projected into the Group of 5 within the Cotton Bowl to face Oregon. The Geese changed USC after profitable at Washington State regardless of the Trojans surviving Oregon State on Saturday night time.

Memphis in 2019 is the one workforce to qualify for the Group of 5 berth within the New 12 months with out going undefeated since 2015. Solely the Rose Bowl projection is unchanged this week. That is nonetheless anticipated to be Michigan vs. Utah.

New Years Bowl Video games

Penn State slated to the Orange Bowl has an fascinating influence on the opposite Massive Ten and ACC bowl video games. If the Massive Ten locations a workforce within the Orange Bowl, the ACC will get the Massive Ten’s spot within the ReliaQuest Bowl in Tampa. That is why you see Wake Forest in what is generally a Massive Ten vs. SEC sport.

This week’s projection has 4 groups anticipated to go 5-7. Of these, solely Rutgers is new to this set of bowl projections.

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