Just when there was some sort of sense to the playoff race, college football had to go full college football and bring chaos to the equation. Gone is the straightforward path where the winners of the SEC, Big Ten, Big 12 and Pac-12 take the four spots in the semifinals and new calculations must be made.
There's some business before we get there. These bowl predictions are based on what the committee will do on Dec. 4. It is not based on an evaluation of which teams are better.
So then, who moves into this week's projected field with Oregon falling out after its loss to Washington?