Power 5 conference may have already been eliminated from College Football Playoff contention
By Adam Spencer
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Week 1 was a wild one around college football, with some incredible games and surprising results.
One such surprising result took place in Gainesville, where the Florida Gators took down No. 7 Utah, potentially ending the Utes’ hopes of making the College Football Playoff.
Elsewhere, No. 11 Oregon was trounced by reigning champion Georgia by a lopsided 49-3 score. That effectively ends the Ducks’ CFP dreams, too.
The only other ranked team in the Pac-12 heading into the 2022 campaign was USC, which checked in at No. 14 in the preseason AP Poll. The Trojans took down Rice 66-14 in Lincoln Riley’s LA debut, but tougher tests loom large.
So, is the Pac-12 already eliminated from Playoff contention? At this point, it could come down to the Trojans and how long they can remain unbeaten.
Even with the USC opportunity looming, many fans and media members are ready to call it a year and bury the Pac-12’s CFP dreams:
The Pac-12 would like to know if the 12-team Playoff can be implemented in 2022.
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) September 4, 2022
Week 1 is not over and the Pac 12’s last remaining playoff hope is 2021 Oklahoma.
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) September 4, 2022
PAC 12 eliminated from the playoff and its only week 1. Dawg.
— Are Sports Important? (@IOnlySayFacts) September 4, 2022
The PAC 12 can kiss their College Football Playoff chances goodbye for another year. This game alone will put two SEC schools in again.
— Big Game Boomer (@BigGameBoomer) September 4, 2022
Well…. RIP the Pac-12 playoff chances. It didn't even last 1 week.
— Dirt & Sprague (@DirtAndSprague) September 4, 2022
https://twitter.com/Davidbr33David/status/1566252397000802304
RIP the PAC-12 playoff hopes
Sept. 3, 2022 – Sept. 3, 2022
Gone and also forgotten— Lucy Rohden (@lucy_rohden) September 4, 2022
Can USC make a run and shock the college football world? Will Utah be able to get some help and get back in the mix?
We’ll see what happens as the 2022 season wears on, but Week 1 certainly didn’t go well for Pac-12 squads trying to score signature wins to impress the Playoff committee.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
