Conference Championship Races

November 12, 2023 by CollegeFootballPoll.com Staff

The CUSA and SEC title games are set. FSU, Toledo and Troy have clinched a spot in their respective conference championship games.

AAC: ? vs. ?

(Home site of Regular Season champion)
8 conference games are played. There are no divisional races so the top two teams go.
Tulane, SMU and UTSA are all 6-0, Memphis is 5-1.  
Everyone else is out.
Tulane doesn't play SMU, and hosts UTSA on 11/24.
UTSA doesn't play SMU.
Memphis has a loss to Tulane, doesn't play UTSA, and hosts SMU on 11/18.

ACC: Florida State vs. Louisville or North Carolina

(at Charlotte)
8 conference games are played. There are no divisional races so the top two teams go.
Florida State is locked-in. Louisville (6-1) clinches with a win at Miami on 11/18.
North Carolina is 4-2 and still alive.
NC State and Virginia Tech are also 4-2, but eliminated by tie-breakers.

B1G: ? vs. ?

(at Indianapolis)
9 conference games are played.
East: Ohio State (7-0) at Michigan (7-0) winner on 11/25 advances to title game, regardless of what happens on 11/18.

West: Iowa (5-2) has the inside track to the western half after Nebraska, Wisconsin and Minnesota all fell to 3-4 with losses on Saturday, while Illinois and Northwestern joined that logjam with wins. Iowa only needs 1 more win - either at home vs. Illinois on 11/18, or at Nebraska on 11/25. Iowa would have to lose twice for anyone else to have a shot.

Big 12: ? vs. ?

(at Arlington)
9 conference games are played.
There are no divisional races so the top two teams go.
Texas (6-1) leads four teams at 5-2 (Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, Iowa State and Kansas State). The Cowboys, despite a 45-3 loss at UCF, still control their destiny.

CUSA: Liberty vs. New Mexico State

(at Lynchburg, home site of Regular Season champion)
There are no divisional races so the top two teams go.
Liberty (7-0) was locked-in before this past weekend's games. New Mexico State secured the 'guest' spot with a 38-29 win at Western Kentucky.

MAC: Toledo vs. ?

(at Detroit)
8 conference games are played.
East: Miami (5-1) effectively has a 2-game lead over Ohio (4-2) and BGSU (4-2) due to head-to-head wins, and hosts Buffalo (3-3) on 11/15. Beat the Bulls and the RedHawks are in.

West: Toledo secured the west with a 49-23 win over Eastern Michigan, and Central Michigan's 38-28 loss at Western Michigan.

MWC: ? vs. ?

(Home site of Regular Season champion)
8 conference games are played. There are no divisional races so the top two teams go.
Air Force and UNLV are 5-1.
A trio of 4-2 teams consists of Boise State, Fresno State and San Jose State. UNLV's only conference loss was at Fresno State. Air Force was just upset at Hawaii.
The Falcons host the Rebels on 11/18, and then visits Boise State.
Wyoming and Utah State are 3-3.
Colorado State, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico and San Diego State are definitely eliminated.

PAC-12: ? vs. ?

(at Las Vegas)
9 conference games are played. There are no divisional races so the top two teams go.
The final year of the conference, as we know it, looks like it will come down to a rematch of Washington and Oregon. The Huskies won 36-33 at home on October 14 and sit alone atop the standings at 7-0 with the Ducks at 6-1.  Oregon State and Arizona are 5-2. USC (5-3) was eliminated by the loss at Oregon.

SEC: Georgia vs. Alabama

8 conference games are played.
Eastern: Georgia (7-0) beat Ole Miss on Saturday night but had already secured the division title when Missouri whipped Tennessee earlier in the day.
Western: Alabama secured the division title with a a 49-21 win at Kentucky.

SUN BELT: Troy vs. ?

East: James Madison is not eligible. Coastal is in the driver's seat at 5-2, but Georgia Southern (4-3) is alive because it owns the tie-breaker with the Chants.

West: Troy secured the divisional title with a 45-14 win at ULM in Saturday.