1 of 5 | Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback Will Howard (18) runs out of the grasp of Indian Hoosiers defender C.J. West (8) on a run within the third quarter Saturday in Columbus, Ohio. Picture by Aaron Josefczyk/UPI | License Photo
Nov. 27 (UPI) — Oregon, Ohio State, Texas and Penn State held on to the highest spots within the newest version of the Faculty Soccer Playoff rankings, the choice committee introduced. Three different faculties dropped from the projected record.
The No. 1 Oregon Geese (11-0), who have been on bye, and No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes (10-1) held their spots for the fourth-consecutive week. No. 3 Texas Longhorns (10-1) and No. 4 Penn State Nittany Lions (10-1) adopted them for the third-straight week.
A fourth version of the rankings is coming Tuesday. Choice day for the primary expanded, 12-team Faculty Soccer Playoff might be Dec. 8.
“We have now 13 individuals who all do not see all the pieces the identical approach,” Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel, chairman of the choice committee, mentioned throughout a teleconference. “It isn’t certainly one of these rooms the place persons are afraid to talk their minds in the event that they suppose in another way about how groups are taking part in.
“There are moments when there’s loads of debate within the room and persons are expressing completely different views, and that’s the wonderful thing about what we do. That will get us to a degree the place we will actually determine that we now have accomplished all the pieces we will do and made all of the arguments and accomplished the votes in a approach that we get what we consider are the perfect 25 groups within the nation.”
The Notre Dame Combating Irish (10-1), who beat the Military Black Knights (9-1), moved up No. 5 from No. 6. They changed the Indiana Hoosiers (10-1), who dropped to No. 10 after shedding to the Ohio State Buckeyes. The Black Knights, who have been ranked No. 19 final week, dropped out of the Prime 25. “We moved them out of the Prime 25 primarily based on what others had accomplished additionally behind them, and so we’ll proceed to watch Military, and we nonetheless suppose that they seem to be a actually good group,” Manuel mentioned. “We simply felt that given the place they have been this week that they moved out of The highest 25.”
The Alabama Crimson Tide (8-2), who misplaced to the Oklahoma Sooners (6-5), tumbled from to No. 13 from No. 7 The Miami Hurricanes (10-1) beat the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (4-7) to climb to No. 6 from No. 8. The Georgia Bulldogs (9-2) used a 59-21 victory over the UMass Minutemen to climb to No. 7 from No. 10.
The Tennessee Volunteers, who trounced the UTEP Miners (2-9) 56-0, moved as much as No. 8 from No. 11. The SMU Mustangs (10-1) beat the Virginia Cavaliers (5-6) jumped to No. 9 from No. 13.
The No. 11 Boise State Broncos (10-1), No. 12 Clemson Tigers (9-2), No. 14 Ole Miss Rebels (8-3) and No. 15 South Carolina Gamecocks (8-3) be a part of the Alabama Crimson Tide within the Prime 15 of the newest rankings.
The Arizona State Solar Devils (9-2) beat the BYU Cougars (9-2) 28-23 on Saturday to rise to No. 18 from No. 21. The Cougars dropped to No. 19 from No. 14 due to that setback.
The No. 17 Tulane Inexperienced Wave (9-2), No. 18 Iowa State Cyclones (9-2) and No. 20 Texas A&M Aggies (8-3) are among the many different Prime 20 applications.
The Missouri Tigers (8-3) beat the Mississippi State Bulldogs (2-9) to rise from to No. 21 from No. 23. The Colorado Buffaloes (8-3), who misplaced to the Kansas Jayhawks (5-6), fell to No. 25 from No. 16.
The UNLV Rebels (9-2) beat the San Jose State Spartans (6-5) to maneuver No. 22 from No. 24. The Illinois Combating Illini (8-3), who have been No. 25 final week, rose to No. 23 this week.
The No. 24 Kansas State Wildcats (8-3), who fell out of the Prime 25 final week, jumped again in, due to a 41-15 victory over the Cincinnati Bearcats (5-6).
Like final week, the Oregon Geese, Texas Longhorns, Miami Hurricanes and Boise State Broncos are on monitor to get the Prime 4 seeds — and first-round byes — within the projected playoff bracket.
The Ohio State Buckeyes — the anticipated No. 5 seed — are projected to face the Arizona State Solar Devils — who changed the BYU Broncos because the projected No. 12 seed — within the first spherical. The winner of that matchup would play Boise State in a projected quarterfinal.
The opposite projected first-round matchups are Tennessee-Georgia, Indiana-Penn State and SMU-Notre Dame, with the winners eying potential video games towards Oregon, Miami and Texas, respectively.
The highest-ranked Geese will take a look at their undefeated file after they host the Washington Huskies (6-5) on Saturday in Eugene, Ore.
The No. 2 Buckeyes will host the rival Michigan Wolverines (6-5) on Saturday in Columbus, Ohio. The No. 3 Longhorns will play the No. 20 Aggies on Saturday in Faculty Station, Texas.
The No. 4 Nittany Lions will host the Maryland Terrapins (4-7) on Saturday in College Park, Pa. The No. 12 Clemson Tigers will host the No. 15 South Carolina Gamecocks in Saturday’s first matchup between ranked groups. That sport will kick off at midday EST in Clemson, S.C.
The No. 18 Iowa State Cyclones will host the No. 24 Kansas State Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Ames, Iowa. The quarterfinals might be held Dec. 31 and Jan. 1 on the Fiesta Bowl, Peach Bowl, Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl. The Faculty Soccer Playoff semifinals might be held Jan. 9 and 10 on the Orange Bowl and Cotton Bowl.
The Faculty Soccer Playoff Nationwide Championship might be performed Jan. 20 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
