5 Reasons Washington Will Make the College Football Playoff

Though Washington lost to USC at home, they’re still on track to reach the College Football Playoff. Here are five reasons they’ll make the playoff field.

If we were still in the BCS era, Washington would have effectively played itself out of a chance to compete for the national championship when they lost to the Trojans at home in Week 11. But no team with a chance of winning a Power Five conference is truly out of the hunt until the final College Football Playoff rankings are released after Championship Weekend in December.

This week Washington came in at sixth in the CFP rankings, slotting in behind Louisville in the race for one of the four spots in the semifinal games. With three weeks left until the postseason field is locked in, there is still a lot of football to be played. Washington is still in the thick of the playoff race, despite last week’s loss, so let’s dive in and look at the five main reasons why Washington will be prepping to play in the semifinal at either the Peach Bowl or Fiesta Bowl on New Year’s Eve.