Mississippi State would be part of the four-team playoff field if the season ended today.
The Bulldogs, ranked No. 1 in the first three College Football Playoff committee polls, fell to No. 4 after losing 25-20 at Alabama.
We are fourth in tonight's @CFBPlayoff rankings. Everything we want is still there for the taking. Everything. #HailState
— Mississippi State Football (@HailStateFB) November 19, 2014
Coach Dan Mullen, quarterback Dak Prescott and the rest of the team have two SEC games left, at home against Vanderbilt and at Ole Miss. The Bulldogs are a 29.5-point favorite against the Commodores. Win the Egg Bowl and the team will finish the regular season 11-1, 7-1 in the SEC.
If Alabama wins out also, the Tide will represent the SEC West in the conference championship game.
Will that be enough to claim a playoff spot with TCU, Ohio State and Baylor (ranked No. 5-7) all competing for that No. 4 seed?
For now, the answer is yes.
An itinerant journalist, Christopher has moved between states 11 times in seven years. Formally an injury-prone Division I 800-meter specialist, he now wanders the Rockies in search of high peaks.
