The Washington Huskies have more victories against ranked opponents than the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Michigan Wolverines combined, yet Washington is still behind both teams in the latest College Football Playoff rankings. It’s a controversial decision, but as CFP committee chairman Boo Corrigan explains, there’s a reason for the ranking.
According to Corrigan, Washington is behind Ohio State and Michigan in the rankings in part because the team has not proven to be as well-rounded on both sides of the ball as Ohio State and Michigan, and the Huskies have failed to control games against inferior competition.
“I think they’re both really good teams offensively and defensively,” Corrigan said of Michigan and Ohio State on a post-reveal show teleconference, according to On3. “To your point, I think the committee in looking at Washington, there were a couple of weeks with Arizona State in the Stanford game where we wanted to see a little bit more from Washington, and as I alluded to earlier, they’ve had six consecutive quarters and given up a total of 20 points, including against Oregon State that averages 36 points.
“I think it all plays in together, and from watching games to statistics to schedule to everything, and we’ve got one more week of data points.”
Despite the ranking behind Michigan and Ohio State, the Huskies still control their own destiny in the College Football Playoff race. If they win the remainder of their games and earn a Pac-12 Championship, they’ll be safely in the playoff field.
[On3]
