NCAA Football: 8 teams that control their own destiny

Alabama v Mississippi State
Alabama v Mississippi State

#5 Wisconsin Badgers (10-0)

Iowa v Wisconsin
Iowa v Wisconsin

Even as one of three undefeated Power Five conference teams, #5 Wisconsin would not be in the College Football Playoff if the season ended today. However, they still control their own destiny. Because #2 Clemson and #3 Miami will battle one another in the ACC championship game, one of them must lose, thus moving Wisconsin to the inside of the College Football Playoff bubble if they finish the season with a 13-0 record.

Like the first three teams on this list, FiveThirtyEight gives Wisconsin greater than a 99% chance of making the College Football Playoff if they win out, all other things being equal. The Badgers take on #24 Michigan Wolverines this weekend before a game against the Minnesota Golden Gophers to close out the regular season leading up to the Big Ten conference championship game in which they will likely take on #9 Ohio State Buckeyes.

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