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With No. 2 LSU’s defeat of No. 3 Alabama in Tuscaloosa on Saturday, the picture in the SEC West became much more clear.
Moving to 9-0 with the victory, LSU built a 20-point halftime lead and was able to hold off junior tailback Najee Harris and the Crimson Tide late.
The Tigers’ own junior running back, Clyde Edwards-Helaire, had the most impactful game of his time in Baton Rouge. Totaling 29 touches, Edwards-Helaire racked up 180 yards and a career-high four touchdowns.
Now that this much-anticipated showdown is behind us, ESPN updated their College Football Playoff predictor to reflect how the nation’s top teams currently stand.
Seth Walder, a sports analytics writer for the company, shared the latest on Twitter:
Updated college football playoff chances from the Allstate Playoff Predictor. Not only is Alabama very much still alive — it has the fourth-best chance to reach the CFP and win the national championship. pic.twitter.com/hPXwkHGrpZ
— Seth Walder (@SethWalder) November 10, 2019
Fresh off a 73-14 rout of the Maryland Terrapins, the Ohio State Buckeyes have the best odds to make the CFP at 89%. Penn State – the only other B1G team to appear on the list – saw their odds drop to 11% after they fell to the Minnesota Golden Gophers on Saturday.
Having cleared the hurdle that Alabama represents, LSU has the second-best odds at 87%. While the home loss was obviously disappointing for the Crimson Tide, Nick Saban’s program is still in ESPN’s top-four at 41%.
Representing the Atlantic Coast Conference, the 10-0 Clemson Tigers are in the No. 3 spot at 82%.
A graduate of Bowling Green State University, Teddy Rydquist has been contributing to Saturday Down South and Saturday Tradition since 2019. In addition to his work here, he has covered the Michigan Wolverines for GBMWolverine and Wolverine Digest. He can be found on Twitter @TeddyRydquist.
