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5 One-Loss Teams that could still reach College Football Playoff

By Geoffrey Knox

Oct 1, 2016; Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Wisconsin Badgers running back Corey Clement (6) rushes in the second half against the Michigan Wolverines at Michigan Stadium. Michigan won 14-7. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 1, 2016; Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Wisconsin Badgers running back Corey Clement (6) rushes in the second half against the Michigan Wolverines at Michigan Stadium. Michigan won 14-7. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 1, 2016; Nashville, TN, USA; Florida Gators running back Jordan Scarlett (25) dives across the goal line for a touchdown during the first half against the Vanderbilt Commodores at Vanderbilt Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 1, 2016; Nashville, TN, USA; Florida Gators running back Jordan Scarlett (25) dives across the goal line for a touchdown during the first half against the Vanderbilt Commodores at Vanderbilt Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports /

5. The Florida Gators

It makes people angry when it’s said, but the SEC is the best conference in all of college football. To survive this gauntlet with one loss can seem like a daunting task, and as a result, the voters grade losses from the teams in this conference a little differently.

Florida has already fallen to the Tennessee Volunteers. They still have their perennial games against the LSU Tigers and the Georgia Bulldogs on the schedule. Then there’s a game against the Arkansas Razorbacks (a team who could have easily made this list). They finish up, like they do ever year, with a game against their rivals, the Florida State Seminoles. Just reading all of that can give someone a headache.

Truthfully, you may see an SEC East team with two losses in the SEC Championship game. All roads probably lead to a loss in that game to the Alabama Crimson Tide, but just say Florida gets there and they beat Alabama. They have to be put in they playoff don’t they?

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Georgia’s probably got the easiest remaining schedule of teams from the SEC East, but they’ve already got two conference losses as well. Florida, along with Tennessee are the favorites to come out of the East.

Honorable Mention: The Arkansas Razorbacks

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