Honest or not, new CFP rankings present Vols don’t have any shot

It was an extended shot anyway, however there was the likelihood that Tennessee soccer would have perhaps a 5 or 10 % probability of creating the School Soccer Playoff when the rankings got here out Tuesday evening. That probability is now all the way down to 0 %.

The Vols got here in at No. 7 within the new rankings. No. 1 by way of 4 are apparent within the Georgia Bulldogs, Michigan Wolverines, TCU Horned Frogs and USC Trojans respectively. Nevertheless, after that, the Oho State Buckeyes and Alabama Crimson Tide are forward of them.

We wrote Monday about how ridiculous it’s for Alabama to be forward of Tennessee soccer since each groups have the identical file, the Vols beat Alabama, and so they beat one of the best widespread opponent for each groups whereas Alabama misplaced to them, the LSU Tigers. None of that issues at this level, although.

Sadly for Tennessee soccer, Ohio State and Alabama gained’t play anymore video games earlier than the ultimate rating, similar to they gained’t. In consequence, there’s no manner the Vols can leapfrog them, that means they don’t have any probability to achieve No. 4.

Any of these groups’ path to No. 4 was the USC Trojans dropping. USC is the one one-loss group within the prime 4, so in the event that they misplaced the Pac-12 Championship, one of many different groups would have a case. In consequence, Ohio State at No. 5 has an excellent probability of getting in.

Nonetheless, the No. 6 ranked group would have a shot if USC and the TCU Horned Frogs misplaced their recreation. That was extra depending on the committee, although, as TCU, whereas it wouldn’t win its convention, would have only one loss. Schedule power would come into play then.

It doesn’t matter what occurs, although, Georgia and Michigan are in, even when they lose this week. If Georgia loses this week, they and the Vols could have the identical variety of losses with UGA having overwhelmed UT and performed an additional recreation.

That additionally holds true with Michigan and Ohio State. A loss by Michigan within the Huge Ten Championship merely means Michigan has the identical variety of losses as Ohio State whereas enjoying another recreation and having overwhelmed them. Ohio State can’t leapfrog them it doesn’t matter what.

Taking all this under consideration, the Vols being No. 7, not enjoying this week and behind two groups additionally not enjoying this week means they’re the primary group with none shot of reaching the playoff. They will’t leapfrog Georgia, and so they can’t leapfrog Ohio State, who can’t leapfrog Michigan.

Credibility could look unhealthy for the committee proper now to have Alabama forward of them, however truthfully, it’ll look worse in the event that they change it up subsequent week. They need to sustain the facade that that is fully based mostly on what they’ve seen from all of the groups.

Regardless of lacking out, Tennessee soccer had an ideal run. They completed 10-2 and within the prime 10 on the finish of the common season, which no person thought would occur in Josh Heupel’s second yr on the job. Perspective issues, and so they’re nonetheless going to a New Years Six bowl.