ASU, CU, WSU among 20 CFB teams that have lost but remain in Playoff race

October 15, 2024

By Ross Dellenger, Yahoo Sports: This year’s playoff will have an additional eight teams. The 12-team format, for those who have forgotten, features five automatic qualifiers for the five highest-ranked conference champions (the top four get a bye) and seven at-large spots for the next highest-ranked teams.

Halfway through the season, 11 undefeated teams remain, all or most in great position to obtain one of those 12 spots, including G5 teams like Army, Navy, Liberty and even one-loss Boise State.

But our focus isn’t on those programs.

There are plenty of one-loss, two-loss and even three-loss power conference teams that remain very much alive for a playoff bid — schools that, in a four-team playoff, would be left for dead. We picked the most legitimate 20 schools that, despite losses, are still in contention for a playoff berth.

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With expanded College Football Playoff field, these 20 teams have lost but are still alive

There are plenty of college football teams that have already suffered a loss and are still in the playoff race. Which teams are firmly in the mix and which need to win out and get some help?

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