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College Football Playoff: 6 Most Bizarre Possible Final Four Scenarios

By Michael Collins

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Oct 17, 2015; South Bend, IN, USA; General view of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo at midfield before a NCAA football game against the Southern California Trojans tat Notre Dame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Final Four: Stanford, Oklahoma, Houston, Michigan
Conferences Left Out: ACC, SEC, Notre Dame

This is the most improbable and completely bizarre possibility. It’s also probably the only way the Pac-12 makes the playoffs. Here’s what it would take:

  • Oklahoma wins out.
  • Houston wins out.
  • Stanford wins out, and beats a highly ranked Utah or USC in the Pac-12 Championship game.
  • Michigan wins out, and beats then-undefeated Iowa in the Big Ten Championship game.
  • Florida loses to Florida State, then beats Alabama in the SEC Championship game.
  • Clemson loses to South Carolina and the ACC Championship game to Pittsburgh or a 2-loss North Carolina.
  • Notre Dame loses to Stanford.

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If this happens, you might honestly see an 8-team playoff by 2016. Maybe this should actually be what we’re all hoping for when all is said and done. I know I’d love to see the playoff committee scrambling to explain themselves.

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