NCAA Football: 8 teams that control their own destiny

Alabama v Mississippi State
Alabama v Mississippi State

#6 Auburn Tigers (8-2)

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Georgia v Auburn
Georgia v Auburn

Even as a two-loss team, #6 Auburn still control their own destiny to make it into the College Football Playoff. If they win out, they will be SEC champions with an 11-2 record and a win against #1 Alabama, thus moving them up to #5 in the rankings at worst. And because #2 Clemson and #3 Miami will battle each other in the ACC championship game, one of them must lose, thus moving Auburn inside of the top 4 if they finish the season with an 11-2 record.

While no two-loss team has ever made it into the College Football Playoff before, FiveThirtyEight gives Auburn a 94% chance of making the College Football Playoff if they win out, all other things being equal. The Tigers take on the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks this weekend before ending the regular season with the Iron Bowl against #1 Alabama. A win in that game will send the Tigers to the SEC championship game against #7 Georgia Bulldogs.

Edited by Arvind Sriram
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