Another crazy week of college football has left us with only 22 teams in the playoff hunt. In just one week, the committee will release their first playoff rankings for the year and depending on how that shakes out, I may eliminate teams based solely on how the committee views them. In the big playoff match this past week, USC got slaughtered, most likely knocking them out of the playoff race. This week Notre Dame is back with another playoff match up, hoping to stay alive for another day.

Week 8 Eliminations: Navy, San Diego State, Virginia, Michigan, Kentucky, USC

Week 9 Playoff Game of the Week: #14 NC State at #9 Notre Dame