Only 12 undefeated teams left

[BB73]

After 3 went down on Saturday, only 9 remain. They are all from BCS conferences. Here's a list of tough games they have left.

First sorted by calendar date (home team in CAPS), then sorted by team.

10-15 - usc-ND, colo-TEXAS, fla.st-VA, wiscy-MINN, ucla-WASH.ST, penn.st-MICH

10-22 - tex.tech-TEXAS, alabama-TENN, wiscy-PURD, neb-MO

10-27 - (Thursday night), va.tech-BC

10-29 - Florida-Georgia (@Jax), purdue-PENN.ST, okla-NEB

11-05 - miami-VA.TECH, ncst-FLA.ST, cal-OREG, wiscy-PENN.ST, atm-TEX.TECH

11-12 - usc-CAL, fla.st-CLEM, aub-GA, lsu-ALABAMA, iowa-WISCY, ariz.st-UCLA

11-19 - fresno-USC, va.tech-VA, alabama-AUB, penn.st-MICH.ST, okla-TEX.TECH

11-25 - (Friday after Thanx), texas-ATM, neb-COLO

11-26 - fla.st-FLA, ga-GA.TECH

12-03 - ucla-USC, Big-12 Champ game in Houston, ACC Champ game in Jacksonville, SEC Champ game in Atlanta

Top Games by team:

USC - @ND(10-15), @Cal(11-12), FresnoSt(11-19), UCLA(12-3)

Texas - Colo(10-15), TexTech(10-22), @aTm(11-25), Big12-Champ-game

VaTech - @Md(10-20), BC(10-27), Miami(11-5), @Va(11-19), ACC-Champ-game

Florida St. - @Va (10-15), NCST (11-5), @Clem(11-12), @Fla(11-26), ACC-Champ-game

Georgia - Fla(@Jax 10-29), Aub(11-12), @GaTech(11-26), SEC-Champ-game

Alabama - Tenn(10-22), LSU(11-12), @Auburn(11-19), SEC-Champ-game

UCLA - Cal(10-8), @WashSt(10-15), @Ariz(11-5), ArizSt(11-12), @USC(12-3)

Penn St. - tOSU(10-8), @Mich(10-15), Purd(10-29), Wisky(11-5), @MSU(11-19)

Texas Tech - @Tex(10-22), aTm(11-5), Okla(11-19), Big12-Champ-Game(in-their-dreams)

[daddyphatsacs]

Georgia - @Tenn(10-8), Fla(@Jax 10-29), Aub(11-12), @GaTech(11-26), SEC-Champ-game

With that schedule coming up, I think Georgia's stay in the top 5 will be short lived.

[Oh8ch]

Even if we win out OSU will have its hands full staying ahead of a one-loss SEC Champion. We need a couple of our opponents to stand out and stay high enough in the ratings to make our wins credible in the eyes of the pollsters. If Louisville can jump us, so can a Tennessee or Auburn that has beaten Georgia and Alabama.

IMO only an undefeated major can keep the SEC champ out of the Rose Bowl.

[BB73]

Originally Posted by Oh8ch

IMO only an undefeated major can keep the SEC champ out of the Rose Bowl.

Well, there are no undefeated mid-majors or independents, and there's no undefeated team left in the Big Least.

And it's quite possible that the SEC champ could be a 2-loss Tennessee, Georgia, or Florida team that has a non-conference loss to ND, GaTech, or Florida State, respectively.

But I agree with your position that a 1-loss SEC champ is a threat to jump us in the BCS.

[Oneshot]

So as of right now, who are the hypothetical 1 lossers to jump us in the polls, over the course of the season?

If SC drops one, they'll be ahead of us
if Texas drops one, they'll be ahead of us
If VTech, Georgia, FSU, or 'Bama drop one, we'll still be ahead of them.
But if CAL drops one (to USC), they might jump us.

You guys, it might take an act of a higher power to get us back into the Rose Bowl.

[BuckeyeKilla]

If SC drops one, they'll be ahead of us
if Texas drops one, they'll be ahead of us

Not neccessarily. Just because Texas beat us, it doesn't mean we won't jump them. It happens every year. If we're around 5, USC should fall behind us.

[MililaniBuckeye]

Originally Posted by Oneshot

If SC drops one, they'll be ahead of us
if Texas drops one, they'll be ahead of us
...
But if CAL drops one (to USC), they might jump us.

If we're "within range" (3-4 spots), we'll jump whomever loses, including USC and Texas...kind in mind that nearly all the media folks that watched the game felt we could've very easily (and actually should've) won the game. As for Cal jumping us with a loss to USC, could you pass some of that you're smoking this way?

[MililaniBuckeye]

Of USC, UCLA, and Cal, at least two will lose since they all play each other. Nebraska and Texas Tech also play each other, so there's another guaranteed loss. So of those five, at least three will have a loss, and that's if either USC, UCLA, or Cal sweeps the other two...if they each end up handing one of the others a loss, then that's four out of the five with a loss.

I doubt there will be more than a couple of undefeated teams left at the time of bowl selections.

[SanAntonioBuck]

I agree with that assessment, team's will beat up on each other. Then some will flat out choke their season away.

[scUM Buster]

I can easily see Wisconsin running the table with the rest of their schedule. @ Penn State looks like a good challenge now, but we'll see if it still looks that way after Saturday.

[SanAntonioBuck]

But, Wisky has started a trend of petering out at the end of the season.

[wolfamngstsheep]

Sorry boys, unless Va Tech just gives a game away they will be Rose Bowl bound.

[Oh8ch]

Sorry boys, unless Va Tech just gives a game away they will be Rose Bowl bound.

How can you say that? They play in the ACC. Isn't that the toughest conference in football? Wont they be tested week in and week out? (end sarcasm font)

Their only challenge should be an over-rated Miaim team at home. Agree, they would have to stumble. It will be interesting to see where their RPI ends up.

While we are at it, can someone explain why Virginia is still ranked? They are 3-1 with victories over a MAC school and two teams with losing records.

Ditto for BC. 4-1 with a loss at home and four wins over teams with combined records of 3-14.

Freakin overrated ACC.

[strohs]

Originally Posted by Oh8ch

Their only challenge should be an over-rated Miaim team at home. Agree, they would have to stumble. It will be interesting to see where their RPI ends up.

Then the ACC champ game.
They definitely have a good team, and an even better schedule.
They will have to beat themselves to lose a game...

[JXC]

I sure hope the team and coachs aren't analyzing this stuff as much as some fans are. We've got to win our games first. Penn State is obviously a good team this year...I hope the focus is on winning this game, and then taking it from there. Beating Penn State on the road would be a big win for the Buckeyes. JoPa for some reason takes the Ohio State game more serious than any other game during the season. This is Penn State's biggest game of the year, and they are undefeated and ranked 16th in the country. Even if we get past them, we still have Michigan State, Minnesota, and scUM. The latter two on the road. I'm not saying we can't win out...we most definitely can. But the road is tough, and personally i'm more interested right now in next weeks game than who everybody else plays. BEAT PENN STATE!