College Football Playoff: Building the perfect chaos scenario
7. Rest of season rooting guide
That’s a good mix of upsets and weird finishes. UCF, Notre Dame, Auburn and Wisconsin all need to win out. Here’s what the picture looks like on a week to week basis, highlighting the major games and upsets needed for this chaos scenario.
Week 11
- ACC: Notre Dame beats Miami, FSU beats Clemson*, Boston College beats NC State**
- Big 12: Oklahoma beats TCU, Oklahoma State beats Iowa State
- Big Ten: Wisconsin beats Iowa
- Pac 12: Stanford beats Washington
- SEC: Auburn beats Georgia
Week 12
- ACC: Wake Forest beats NC State**
- Big 12: Texas Tech beats TCU***, Oklahoma State beats Kansas State
- Big Ten: Wisconsin beats Michigan
- Pac 12: Washington beats Utah
- SEC: Auburn beats ULM
Week 13
- ACC: South Carolina beats Clemson*
- Big 12: Baylor beats TCU***, West Virginia beats Oklahoma
- Big Ten: Wisconsin beats Minnesota
- Pac 12: Notre Dame beats Stanford, Washington beats Washington State
- SEC: Auburn beats Alabama
Championship Weekend
- ACC: Clemson beats Miami
- Big 12: Oklahoma State beats Oklahoma
- Big Ten: Wisconsin beats Ohio State/Michigan State/Michigan
- Pac 12: Stanford beats USC
- SEC: Auburn beats Georgia
Notes
*Clemson needs to lose one of their final three games. It could be either of these games.
**NC State needs to lose one of their final three games. It could be either of these games.
***TCU needs to loss two of their final three games. It could be either of these games.