Saturday’s faculty soccer motion featured upsets and wins that can shake up the School Soccer Playoff subject forward of its second rankings launch.
Forward of Tuesday’s second College Soccer Playoff rankings, a pair of top-five ranked groups misplaced, whereas a few top-10 groups survived shut calls. If the US LBM Coaches Ballot for Week 12 is an indicator, there might be large motion within the rankings, impacting the groups’ bids for the newly expanded 12-team subject.
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No. 2 Georgia suffered its second lack of the season by the hands of No. 12 Ole Miss, which had entered the week with two losses. No. 4 Miami was upended by ACC foe Georgia Tech, ending the Hurricanes’ bid for an ideal season. In close to upsets, No. 9 BYU and No. 10 Indiana every survived one-score matchups.
Alabama, the highest-ranked two-loss staff getting into Week 11 at No. 11, knocked off No. 13 LSU handy the Tigers their third loss and remove them from competition. Losses by No. 18 Iowa State and No. 22 Pitt additionally dashed their hopes for a berth.
Here is the newest CFP predictions after Week 11 of the school soccer season:
School Soccer Playoff predictions after Week 11
Seedings are based mostly on this week’s US LBM Coaches Ballot and guidelines of the School Soccer Playoff format:
Oregon*
Texas*
BYU*
Miami*
Ohio State
Tennessee
Penn State
Indiana
Notre Dame
Alabama
Georgia
Boise State**
*Receives first-round bye, automated bid
**Receives automated bid
Following Georgia’s loss, the Bulldogs drop out of the highest 4 and probably lose a first-round bye. Texas, which misplaced to Georgia on Oct. 19, is now within the driver’s seat to assert the SEC’s automated bid. Regardless of their win over the Bulldogs, the Rebels are simply exterior the playoff subject because of how the rankings sit.
Oregon stays one in every of 4 unbeaten groups, whereas Miami stays within the high 4 regardless of a loss as a result of it’s the finest staff within the ACC. Boise State stays in a great spot to safe the No. 12 seed because the fifth-highest-ranked convention champion.
Ohio State’s win over Purdue ensured it remained within the No. 5 place. Regardless of Alabama’s street blowout over LSU, the Crimson Tide solely rose one spot within the projections because of its two losses. The Bulldogs fall to No. 11 and nonetheless have an ideal shot at making the sector.
Projected CFP bracket after Week 10
Here is what the first-round matchups can be like if the 2024 faculty soccer season had been to finish right this moment:
No. 5 Ohio State vs. No. 12 Boise State
No. 6 Tennessee vs. No. 11 Georgia
No. 7 Penn State vs. No. 10 Alabama
No. 8 Indiana vs. No. 9 Notre Dame
Apparently, No. 6 Tennessee is scheduled to play No. 11 Georgia in Athens, Georgia, this week, making certain one in every of these groups might fall out of the rankings or rise additional with a win.
From there, the winner of Ohio State-Boise State would play No. 4 Miami within the quarterfinals, whereas the winner of Georgia-Tennessee would face No. 3 BYU. No. 2 Texas would play the winner of Penn State-Alabama and No. 1 total seed Oregon would tackle the winner of No. 8 Indiana and No. 9 Notre Dame.
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School Soccer Playoff dates, schedule
The School Soccer Playoff will kick off with first-round video games between Friday, Dec. 20, and Saturday, Dec. 21. This 12 months’s nationwide championship is scheduled for Monday, Jan. 20, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
Here’s a full checklist of dates for the School Soccer Playoff:
First spherical: Friday, Dec. 20-Saturday, Dec. 21
Quarterfinals: Tuesday, Dec. 31-Wednesday, Jan. 1
Semifinals: Thursday, Jan. 9-Friday, Jan. 10
Nationwide Championship: Monday, Jan. 20
School Soccer Playoff rating dates
The second of the six School Soccer Playoff rankings will air on ESPN on Tuesday, Nov. 12, at 8:30 p.m. ET. The second rankings will likely be revealed between faculty basketball video games within the Champions Basic.
Here’s a checklist of full dates for the discharge of School Soccer Playoff rankings:
All instances Jap
Tuesday, Nov. 12: 8:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 19: 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 26: 8 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 3: 7 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 8: Midday
This text initially appeared on USA TODAY: School Soccer Playoff predictions, projections after Week 11
