Notre Dame has some flaws, sure, but it’s still a road win against a top-10 team that hadn’t lost a home game in four years. What Cincinnati achieved on Saturday is a victory that absolutely demands respect. But that team lost three games and finished unranked.
CFP executive director Bill Hancock has liked to cite the 2016 Houston team in the past as the kind of squad that was set up to impress the committee, with its wins over No. No matter how talented these teams have been, the perception of too-easy schedules was always held against them. 7 during its 9-0 start before finishing in that same No. Last year, Cincinnati moved as high as No. “It looked like a conscious effort to me to make sure that they didn’t have a problem if they put us too high and a couple teams ahead of us lost,” he said. 7 Auburn in the Peach Bowl - Scott Frost alleged the committee intentionally held them back. When the 2017 team finished 12th - and then beat No. UCF went 12-0 in 20 and couldn’t peak any higher than 8th. No Group of 5 team has finished higher than No. The Bearcats now have the kind of win on their resume that ought to help make them undeniable if they go 13-0. 9 Notre Dame, Cincinnati proved it can be the team that breaks through the established CFP ceiling for Group of 5 teams. This year, we might finally have the perfect team to challenge the system. Their schedules have never been perceived as tough enough. It has always felt like there’s an unwritten rule about how high a Group of 5 team can rise.įor the very best G5 teams, the resumes have never been good enough. But one aspect of the four-team playoff system has stayed consistent throughout. So does the subjective reasoning behind who’s in and who’s out. The roster of committee members keeps changing. Cincinnati can break the CFP ceilingĮvery season, the College Football Playoff circumstances vary. Here are four takeaways and a rundown of the best moments of Week 5. And only 17 undefeated FBS teams remain after an excellent Saturday of college football that saw four top-10 teams fall.
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