08-21-2017, 11:29 AM
Quick schedule overview for those teams ranked ahead of us at the moment, with the number of preseason Top 25 teams in parentheses:
* #1 Alabama (4) will play #3 FSU, #12 Auburn, #13 LSU, and #25 TennesseeÂ
* #2 Ohio State (3) will play #6 PSU, #7 Oklahoma, and #11 Michigan
* #3 FSU (5) plays #1 Alabama, #5 Clemson, #16 Louisville, #17 Florida, and #18 Miami
* #4 SC (3) plays #14 Stanford, #23 Texas, and #24 Wazzu
* #5 Clemson (4) plays #3 FSU, #12 Auburn, #16 Louisville, and #21 Virginia Tech
* #6 Penn State (2) plays #2 Ohio State and #11 Michigan
* #7 Oklahoma (5) plays #2 Ohio State, #10 Oklahoma State, #20 Kansas State, #22 WVU, and #23 Texas
* #8 Washington (2) plays us, and it plays Wazzu. That's it.Â
* #9 Wisconsin (1) plays #11 Michigan, and that's it--they get them at Camp Randall, too.Â
* #10 Oklahoma State (4) plays #7 Oklahoma, #20 KSU, #22 WVU, and #23 Texas
* #11 Michigan (4) plays #2 Ohio State, #6 Penn State, #9 Wisconsin, and #17 Florida
* #12 Auburn (4) plays #1 Alabama, #5 Clemson, #13 LSU, and #15 UGA
* #13 LSU (4) plays #1 Alabama, #12 Auburn, #17 Florida, and #25 Tennessee
And, of course, we play three such teams: #4 SC, #8 UW, and #24 Wazzu.Â
Easy to envision a world where the Big Ten has two Top 5 teams heading into championship weekend, and Ohio State mops the floor with a Wisconsin team whose resume is, ahem, rather lacking.Â
* #1 Alabama (4) will play #3 FSU, #12 Auburn, #13 LSU, and #25 TennesseeÂ
* #2 Ohio State (3) will play #6 PSU, #7 Oklahoma, and #11 Michigan
* #3 FSU (5) plays #1 Alabama, #5 Clemson, #16 Louisville, #17 Florida, and #18 Miami
* #4 SC (3) plays #14 Stanford, #23 Texas, and #24 Wazzu
* #5 Clemson (4) plays #3 FSU, #12 Auburn, #16 Louisville, and #21 Virginia Tech
* #6 Penn State (2) plays #2 Ohio State and #11 Michigan
* #7 Oklahoma (5) plays #2 Ohio State, #10 Oklahoma State, #20 Kansas State, #22 WVU, and #23 Texas
* #8 Washington (2) plays us, and it plays Wazzu. That's it.Â
* #9 Wisconsin (1) plays #11 Michigan, and that's it--they get them at Camp Randall, too.Â
* #10 Oklahoma State (4) plays #7 Oklahoma, #20 KSU, #22 WVU, and #23 Texas
* #11 Michigan (4) plays #2 Ohio State, #6 Penn State, #9 Wisconsin, and #17 Florida
* #12 Auburn (4) plays #1 Alabama, #5 Clemson, #13 LSU, and #15 UGA
* #13 LSU (4) plays #1 Alabama, #12 Auburn, #17 Florida, and #25 Tennessee
And, of course, we play three such teams: #4 SC, #8 UW, and #24 Wazzu.Â
Easy to envision a world where the Big Ten has two Top 5 teams heading into championship weekend, and Ohio State mops the floor with a Wisconsin team whose resume is, ahem, rather lacking.Â