What the playoff and New Year's Six bowl games would be today
Here's what the College Football Playoff and New Year's Six bowl games would look like based on Tuesday's rankings.
2019 ScheduleAll times ET
2019 Schedule
9-1, 1st in Pac 12 - South
Pollack: Utah is better than Oregon (1:07)
Paul Sabin ESPN Analytics
How the Allstate Playoff Predictor sees the rankings. These are based on how the average CFP committee would rank them: Rk (Pct top 4) 1. Ohio State (99) 2. LSU (98) 3. Clemson (96) 4. Georgia (66) 5. Alabama (18) 6. Penn State (19) 7. Oregon (4) 8. Florida (<1) 9. Oklahoma (<1) 10. Utah (<1)
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What the playoff and New Year's Six bowl games would be today
Here's what the College Football Playoff and New Year's Six bowl games would look like based on Tuesday's rankings.
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Defending national champion Clemson is on the outside looking in at No. 5.
2019 Pac-12 Standings
| NORTH | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Oregon | 7-0 | 9-1 |
| Oregon State | 4-3 | 5-5 |
| Washington | 3-4 | 6-4 |
| Stanford | 3-5 | 4-6 |
| California | 2-5 | 5-5 |
| Washington State | 2-5 | 5-5 |
| SOUTH | CONF | OVR |
| Utah | 6-1 | 9-1 |
| USC | 6-2 | 7-4 |
| UCLA | 4-3 | 4-6 |
| Arizona State | 2-5 | 5-5 |
| Arizona | 2-5 | 4-6 |
| Colorado | 2-5 | 4-6 |
2019 Team Leaders
Team Stats
Passing Yards248.354th
Rushing Yards207.126th
Points For34.779th
Points Against11.3
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2019 Polls & Rankings
| CFP RANKINGS | AP | COACHES |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | 7 | 8 |
2020 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Gentry | RB | Committed | 77 |
| Monterren Parks | WR | Committed | 76 |
| Kamo'i Latu | S | Committed | 75 |
| Jaylan Ford | OLB | Committed | 75 |
| Ben Renfro | WR | Committed | 73 |
Awards
| YEAR | PLAYER | AWARD |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | M. Gay | Lou Groza Award |
| 2016 | M. Wishnowsky | Ray Guy Award |
| 2015 | T. Hackett | Ray Guy Award |
| 2014 | T. Hackett | Ray Guy Award |
| 2014 | N. Orchard | Ted Hendricks Award |