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Ahead of first College Football Playoff rankings, here’s how the current BCS standings would look
By Adam Spencer
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The first College Football Playoff rankings of the 2018 season come out on Tuesday night, and several SEC teams should be in the top 25, led by likely No. 1 Alabama.
The Playoff has been around for a few years now, having replaced the old BCS system. However, every now and then, it’s still fun to look at how the BCS computers would rank the teams.
So, here’s how the BCS standings would look if that system was still in use today. As you can see, Alabama, LSU, Georgia, Kentucky and Florida all crack the top 16:
With the first @CFBPlayoff rankings just a day away, here's what the #BCS might have looked like this week: Clemson consolidates more computer support while Alabama does the same in the polls to stay No. 1 pic.twitter.com/1AIWprM76a
— BCSKnowHow.com (@BCSKnowHow) October 29, 2018
UCF, notably, would be a top-10 team in the BCS rankings. Will they be a top-10 CFP team?
Also, LSU is the No. 4 team. Will that be the case on Tuesday night or not? We’ll find out soon.
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.