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Wisconsin Football: How the Badgers can make the Playoffs

ByTrevor Jossart|
Oct 1, 2016; Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Wisconsin Badgers quarterback Alex Hornibrook (12) gets set to run a play against the Michigan Wolverines at Michigan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 1, 2016; Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Wisconsin Badgers quarterback Alex Hornibrook (12) gets set to run a play against the Michigan Wolverines at Michigan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports
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2. Ohio State Buckeyes

  • Record: 9-1
  • Remaining Schedule: at Michigan State, vs. No. 3 Michigan

Here is where the CFP committee is going to have all the issues in the world. Hypothetically, the Buckeyes could win out over Michigan State and Michigan and finish the year 11-1, but because of their tiebreaker with Penn State, they could do so and still fail to make the conference championship game.

So, we could potentially have a 10-2 Wisconsin team playing a 10-2 Penn State team in the Big Ten Championship, with a 10-2 Michigan team sitting outside of it that beat BOTH the Badgers and the Nittany Lions, and an 11-1 Buckeyes team ranked higher than all three but not in the Big Ten Championship game.

Hey, Michigan State and Michigan can you just do us a favor and beat them so we do not have to worry about this?