Our first round matchup could be Ohio State at home.

[Volsinnash]

We will be the eight seed and Ohio State will be the nine seed. The championship games will have no effect on our seeding.

 

[barney]

We will be the eight seed and Ohio State will be the nine seed. The championship games will have no effect on our seeding.

Incorrect

 

[Volsinnash]

Incorrect

Bookmark this for Tuesday

 

[Vol in Buckeye Land]

 

[newyorkvol]

I think the committee flips us and OSU. They’ll want two big ten home games in the first round.

 

[Volsinnash]

I think the committee flips us and OSU. They’ll want two big ten home games in the first round.

It’s possible but I think our BVS fanbase doesn’t understand how bad that loss was for Ohio State. The committee has shown in the past that late season losses and home losses have a huge impact on your ranking.

 

[unfrozencvmanvol]

Not if Heather Dinich has anything to say about it:

 

[Frosty]

I think the committee flips us and OSU. They’ll want two big ten home games in the first round.

I doubt it. Losing to a 6-5 team at home when 21 point favorites is huge

 

[OrangeDrip]

Bookmark this for Tuesday

I think that’s close, but if Penn St gets beat by a sizable margin in the Big 10 championship then I think we come in at the 7 or 8 seed depending on how far they drop Ohio St.

 

[BradentonVol]

Bookmark this for Tuesday

That’s just USA Today’s projection, look around, you’ll find others that don’t match. Not saying it won’t happen but, it is just their projection.

 

[Budalicious]

Not if Heather Dinich has anything to say about it:

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She does not

 

[Budalicious]

Remember ABC/ESPN have the SEC contract. It may help some i
N seeding

 

[JMSqb11]

I think the committee flips us and OSU. They’ll want two big ten home games in the first round.

I’m up in the air about it. Committee did drop Georgia from 3 to 12 for losing to Ole Miss who was a top 15 team. They SHOULD drop Ohio State a hell of a lot for losing to a 5 loss Michigan at home as a 3 touchdown favorite. Not drop them out of the playoff but should drop in the 9-10 range.

 

[unfrozencvmanvol]

She does not

We hope. Her and the other shills on ESPN go a long way towards shaping the narrative though.

 

[Vol49er]

I think the committee has weighed what quality wins you have more than how bad your losses are, and they’ll say Ohio state has two great wins (even though that’s debatable) while we have only one. Also, they’re not likely to view the Michigan loss as badly as it deserves to be viewed bc of brand bias; Texas got credit for their Michigan blow out all year

 

[hillsborovol]

We will be the eight seed and Ohio State will be the nine seed. The championship games will have no effect on our seeding.

The committee said the same thing last year. UGA lost in the SECCG and Bama was in the playoffs and UGA was left out.

 

[VolTom1]

Ohio State at home sounds good to me

 

[Shaun1985]

And then Rose Bowl match up with Oregon? Awesome!

 

[BradstarVols]

Why not just wait and see what happens on Tuesday? Way too much speculation. Nobody knows lol.

 

[adam.vol]

We will be the eight seed and Ohio State will be the nine seed. The championship games will have no effect on our seeding.

Not a bad guess. The committee can decide whatever they want though.

 

[Johnnyreb#VFL]

If @Vandy is a quality win for Texas, it’s a quality win for the real UT

 

[OrangeEtBlanc]

The Vols being higher than the Buckeyes in BOTH the Coaches & AP is a positive sign from a perception perspective. The initial climate is that we should be ranked above them. Since the committee has largely done “copy-paste” from the AP, this is big.

 

[Prayivm3rcy]

I’m up in the air about it. Committee did drop Georgia from 3 to 12 for losing to Ole Miss who was a top 15 team. They SHOULD drop Ohio State a hell of a lot for losing to a 5 loss Michigan at home as a 3 touchdown favorite. Not drop them out of the playoff but should drop in the 9-10 range.

Good point

 

[UTK]

I think you’re right op. Look at the other three locked in hosts.

Penn State/Oregon
ND
Texas / UGA

Oregon most likely beats Penn State. So Penn State will host. ND will host. That’s two northern hosts and one southern one. I can see them wanting to balance that with us hosting over OSU

 

[Volsinnash]

The committee said the same thing last year. UGA lost in the SECCG and Bama was in the playoffs and UGA was left out.

If Penn State beats Oregon or Georgia beats Texas they will just swap rankings. Idk what happens if Clemson or UNLV wins their conference championship. That could change some of the lower rankings but I doubt it changes our ranking if we get 8. It might affect 10-12 though.