We've done a poll predicting the Cats regular season record. So, here's one to predict the postseason. I know for the Cats to advance to the NY6 they have to be the highest ranked conference champion among the G5. There's even a "chance" that Cincinnati could qualify for the CFP but running the table and getting a lot of help elsewhere would be the absolute minimum necessary. I was curious how our schedule strength compares to some other G5 programs that could challenge our CFP end of year ranking. Obviously, SOS will change as the season moves along and you still have to win big games but here are a few preseason rankings:
ESPN
67 Cincinnati
68 Tulsa
69 Houston
70 Utah St
71 Tulane
72 N Illinois
73 USF
74 Rice
75 UCF
[Skip Teams]
94 Boise St
Phil Steele
56 Cincinnati
58 Utah St
63 Rice
64 Houston
65 Tulsa
67 Tulane
70 Hawaii
71 Navy
72 SMU
[Skip Teams]
103 Boise St
CBS Sports ranks Cincinnati as the 4th toughest nonconference schedule in all of college football:
TEAM [OPPONENTS]
1. Stanford [Notre Dame, Northwestern, at UCF]
2. Miami (Ohio) [Tennessee Tech, at Ohio State, at Cincinnati, at Iowa]
3. USC [Fresno State, at Notre Dame, at BYU]
4. Cincinnati [Miami (Ohio), UCLA, at Ohio State, at Marshall]
5. Rice [Texas, Baylor, Wake Forest, at Army]
Nonconference Schedules
Anywho, I kept the postseason choices to 3 simple outcomes [not a scientific poll folks]. What say you?!