Playoff odds
Vegas / Me
B1G
Oregon 98% / 99%
Ohio State 97% / 99%
Penn State 75% / 83%
I don't really get how Vegas is so low here. I have PSU 59% to finish 11-1 and 35% to finish 10-2. @WV, @USC, @Wisconsin, and either @Minn or vs Washington are all solid wins, although none of them will end up ranked. Even if you think they're only 70% to go at 10-2, that's 83% overall.
Indiana 67% / 87%
Vegas continues to disrespect Indiana's playoff odds. If they go 11-1, they're in, and that happens 87% of the time according to Vegas' own odds! They are -14 against Michigan and +9.5 against Ohio State. We can see the numbers right there!
ACC
Miami 91% / 90%
Miami is 69% to win out, in which case theyre in regardless of the ACCCG. There's a 28% chance they lose a game, in which case they're probably still in. And if they lose a game, and then lose in the ACCG, there are certainly some worlds where they're the bubble team
Clemson 29% /
Clemson is only 40% to win out in the first place with three tough games left (@ VT, @ Pitt, v USCe). If they win out, they often get left out of the ACCCG, and I think they get left out a lot. They'd have 0-2 top-25 wins and both of their losses were beat downs. If they end up making the ACCCG, They're obviously in if they win, but I think almost definitely out if they lose
Pitt 4% / 1%
Pitt is only 1% to win out, and I doubt they are in at 10-2 bc of their terrible power rating
B12
B12 is tough because the conference championship itself is so in the air
Using best odds, I see:
BYU 31%
ISU 27%
Colorado 22%
K State 11%
Texas Tech 8%
ASU 4%
Cincy 2%
Which adds up to 106%, so there is some juice in there. It's too hard for me to figure out without a monte carlo since it very frequently involves a multi way tie with 2 losses for second.
So, if you take those odds as gospel, Texas Tech , ASU and Cincy have zero chance as an at-large.
K-State 11% / 11%?
KSU is 22% to win out, which would involve winning @ ISU. They almost always need Colorado to lose another game (79%) and then if they do, KSUalmost always makes the B12CG, where they are probably a favorite.
Colorado 29% / 23%
They're 21% to win out. But if they win out, they need ISU to lose (80%) to make the title game, where they're a flip to win.
Then, 21% of the time they win out, and 20% of the time ISU wins out too, and then they get left out of the title game but have some very slim at-large odds
Then sometimes they lose again but win a multi way tie and get in to the CG
So, I have them 1% extra of making it as an at-large above their conference title odds
ISU 28% / 29%
20% to win out, then 55% to win so that's 11%
20% to win out, then 45% to lose, maybe they make it 80% of the time, so 8%
29% to lose to not-KSU, make title idk, half the time? then win 55%, so 8%
12% to lose 1 to KSU, make title idk, 35% of the time? win 55%, so 2%
BYU 57% / 52%
19% to win out, they're in so that's 19%
42% to lose 1 game, 45% to win title, so 19%
42% to lose 1 game, 55% to lose, make it maybe 60% of the time so 12%
Maybe 2% chance that they lose 2 games, but make it to the title game anyway, then win it
SEC
UGA 94% / 96%
Texas 93% / 91%
Tennessee 67% / 83%
Tenn is 17% to go 11-1 and 66% to go 10-2 (almost all of which is losing to UGA). Can't see them getting left out, not sure why this line is so low
Bama 56% / 50%
They are 39% to win out. Their resume is pretty great, with wins over UGA, Mizzou by a million, @ wisconsin by a million, south carolina. The losses to Tenn and Vandy are close. They're 47% to finish with 1 loss, but 33% of that is to LSU which is tough because that gives them H2H. Losing to Auburn at home in the finale is also not great. But 11% of their 9-3 scenarios are losing @ Oklahoma which isn't horrible. I think 50% is roughly right.
Ole Miss 40% / 34%
I think they're in at 10-2 and out at 9-3
LSU 31% / 25%
LSU and Bama are very similar. Each have a marquee win (Ole Miss in LSU's case) and a couple other solid wins and a couple understandable losses. They are in at 10-2 and have outs at 9-3 for the winner of Saturday's matchup
18% to win out and they're obviously in, with the win over Ole Miss plus Bama.
11% 9-3 with a loss to UF, very often in I think (equivalent of Bama losing to OU) call it 4%
2% losing to Vandy might be OK... Vandy would probably be 7-5 call it 1%
5% Losing to OU also would have some outs, but losing the last game is really tough call it 2%
ATM 18% / 21%
I have them at 17% to win out, so 18% seems like a good deal. If they lose at Auburn then turn around and beat Texas, they'd be live as a 9-3 team with wins over Texas, LSU and Mizzou.
ND 67% / 52%
ND wins out they're in. I think they are usually out at 10-2