I won’t run down the teams’ schedules in each conference because there’s so dang many of them lol I’ll give out details and leave the remaining matchups to my other post for the CFP Top 25 teams this week. Let’s go!!!

NOTRE DAME

Notre Dame is likely out of College Football Playoff contention unless something crazy happens during November. There’s nothing they can do except win out the rest of their schedule and hope ranked teams in front start losing.

ACC

Florida State should be in the ACC championship. Outside of two road games (Pitt and Florida) and Miami, that’s about it. Meanwhile, there’s a skirmish amongst eight teams fighting for the second spot. EIGHT TEAMS!!! Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech, and Boston College are surprisingly there. But guess who’s not there, a four-conference loss Clemson. Louisville, UNC, and even two longshots in Boston College and NC State have the best chance while Georgia Tech and Duke are wild cards.

BIG TEN

The East goes through Michigan, Ohio State, and Penn State (for now). I’m not optimistic about Rutgers. Meanwhile, there’s currently a wildfire amongst five-teams in the West (yes, even you Northwestern???). Whoever wins the West must accept second place in Indianapolis. Sorry, not sorry.

EAST

Penn State already lost to Ohio State, but defeating Michigan could make up a lot of ground. Meanwhile, Ohio State has Michigan if all goes well on the rest of their schedule again. Sign-stealing or not, Michigan’s in the best position to win the division with such dominance. That dominance will be tested in the last four weeks of the season. Yes, they have Purdue and back-to-back road games at Penn State and Maryland before The Game. I don’t want to add sign-stealing puns but yeah…good luck out there, Big Blue! 👍

WEST

Minnesota and Nebraska don’t have the brightest schedule to survive the division, but the West has been through worst in the past couple of seasons thanks to Wisconsin and Iowa’s issues. Meanwhile, Northwestern’s hanging by a thread, but winning out is their best chance for the division title. I just joked about Northwestern winning it too before the season. Could it happen with their new coach from North Dakota State??? Wisconsin’s not out of the woods yet. It’s either finish strong or hope to God Iowa’s defense and special team’s collapse. Iowa won’t have Brian Ferentz back after this season. Hooray for Hawk Nation??? Until then, the last four games will be their longest four weeks of their season and lives.

BIG 12

After Oklahoma’s loss, anybody as deep as 11 teams could still make the Big 12 title game. Parity or parody? I don’t care. There are three levels of the Big 12 that will make for an interesting finish. At level one, Oklahoma, Iowa State, Oklahoma State, Texas, and Kansas State will be in a firefight for the first spot. At the second level, Kansas and West Virginia are still alive and holding firm to battle for the second spot. At the third level, TCU, Big 12 newcomer BYU, Texas Tech, and even Baylor are fighting for their lives to try and steal the second spot at least.

PAC-12

The Pac-12 was a complete firefight from the first team to the 14th team. It’s very unfortunate the Pac-12 won’t be the same after this season because this was by far the best football conference this season, so change my damn mind! Washington’s in command, but I doubt it’ll hold after their shaky last two weeks. USC’s somehow up there with Oregon, but it’s not possible they can hold unless they field a run to the end…against them, Washington, and UCLA (oh my God! 🤦‍♂️). Right now, Oregon’s playing like the best team in the conference and nation. Oregon State’s playing well at times, but they also play poorly if they’re on the road against good competition. Which Beavers will we see this month? I don’t think Utah will return due to their lack of offensive consistency without Cam Rising. Arizona and UCLA are not done yet. Interestingly enough, the Wildcats and Bruins face each other this weekend to see who’ll come out alive. Finally, shoutouts to Colorado, Cal, Arizona State, Washington State, and Stanford for their best performance in matchups that entertained us football fans. You all are the reason that the Pac-12 is indeed the Conference of Champions!

SEC

The SEC may have the obvious matchups in the conference title game. Some believe it’s far from over, which I agree. Georgia and Alabama, fasten your seatbelts for some November turbulence.

EAST

Georgia’s in prime position to win but their November schedule will be the toughest finish to their season, especially without Brock Bowers. Then, there’s Missouri and Tennessee who wants a piece of the Dawgs to steal their division hopes. Florida’s not likely to make it after losing to Georgia, so Tennessee, Missouri, and Ole Miss are tasked to put Georgia in the Dawg House for the rest of the season.

WEST

Just like Georgia, Alabama’s in prime position. However, their shaky offense will be tested in three of their last four weeks. This even gives Auburn optimism to ruin everything for the city of Tuscaloosa in 2023. Ole Miss has a small chance but needs help from LSU for a three-way tie and argument that they’re better than Alabama despite the loss. Speaking of LSU, a win over Alabama puts them in prime position but they must avoid complacency in the next three weeks. What about Texas A&M? Nope. We move on.

OVERALL

Pretty simple, Georgia, Oregon, Michigan, Ohio State, and Alabama (to an extent) look like the best teams in the nation. My only issue is Georgia without Brock Bowers. Could that loss affect their offense when they travel to Tennessee in a few weeks?