GLENDALE, AZ - JANUARY 11: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been converted to black and white.) Josh Casher #67 of the Alabama Crimson Tide leads the team back to the field before the start of the second half in the 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship Game against the Clemson Tigers at University of Phoenix Stadium on January 11, 2016 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
Big Ten

ESPN goes bold, predicts one conference to place two teams in Playoff

Well this would be a bit of an upset.

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A lot of people think it is possible for the Big Ten to get two teams into the College Football Playoff thanks to how certain scenarios play out in that conference.

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ESPN's Brett McMurphy is NOT one of those people.

In ESPN's latest bowl projections, McMurphy has a bit of a surprise by projecting Clemson and Louisville to make college football's final four. While it seems a bit unlikely, as Louisville essentially can't get into the ACC title game at this point, is still is possible; the two teams currently rank Nos. 4 and 5 in the latest Playoff rankings, and many people are still high on the Cardinals despite the loss earlier in the season.

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No conference has placed two teams in the Playoff so far, but with the ACC and Big Ten lurking, it is certainly a possibility in 2016.

ACC

ESPN says this team has the best chance to win out, even with a Top 10 team left on their schedule

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ACC

Playoff "prediction machine" slates these teams as the Top 4

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Big Ten

ESPN analyst thinks one contender has no business being near the College Football Playoff

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Big Ten

ESPN now has one two-loss team with the 4th best odds to make the Playoff

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