Conference Call 11/26/21

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With only 1 week remaining in the regular season, the path for every team is now quite clear.

This will be my last Conference Call. 

I will present each conference alphabetically.   I hope you enjoy reading this feature!

AAC

Clinched:

Houston

Cincinnati

Eliminated:

SMU, ECU, UCF, Tulsa, Memphis, Navy, Temple, Tulane, USF


ACC

Atlantic

Contenders:

Wake Forest- Needs a win over Boston College
Clemson- Needs a WF loss and an NC St loss
NC State- Needs a win over UNC and a WF loss

Eliminated: 

Syracuse, Louisville, FSU, Boston College


Coastal

Clinched:

Pittsburgh- Needs 2 wins, or 1 win and 1 loss by UVA

Eliminated:

Virginia, Virginia Tech, Miami, North Carolina, Georgia Tech, Duke


Big 12

Clinched:

Oklahoma State

Contenders:

Baylor- Needs a win over TT and an OU loss
Oklahoma- Needs a win over OSU or a Baylor loss

Eliminated:

Iowa State, Kansas State, Texas, Texas Tech, West Virginia, TCU, Kansas


Big Ten

East

Contenders:

Ohio State- Needs a win over Michigan
Michigan- needs a win over Ohio State

Eliminated:

Michigan State, Penn State, Maryland, Rutgers, Indiana


West

Contenders:

Wisconsin- Needs a win over Minnesota, or both an Iowa and a Purdue loss
Iowa- Needs a win and a Wisconsin loss
Minnesota- needs a win and both a loss by Iowa and a win by Purdue

Eliminated:

Purdue, Illinois, Northwestern, Nebraska


Conference USA

East

Contenders:

Marshall- Needs a win over WKU
WKU- Needs a win over Marshall

Eliminated:

FAU, Charlotte, Middle Tennessee, ODU, FIU


West

Clinched:

UTSA

Eliminated:

UAB, UTEP, Rice, La Tech, North Texas, Southern Miss


MAC

East

Contenders:

Kent State- Needs a win over Miami
Miami- Needs a win over Kent St

Eliminated:

Ohio, Buffalo, Akron, Bowling Green

West

Clinched:

Northern Illinois

Eliminated:

CMU, WMU, Toledo, Ball St, and EMU


Mountain West

Mountain

Contenders:

Utah State- Needs a win and a Boise St loss
Air Force- Needs a win and a BS win, or a win and a USU loss, or BS and USU losses
Boise St- Needs a win and an Air Force loss

Eliminated:

Colorado State, New Mexico, Wyoming


West

Contenders: 

San Diego State- Needs a wins
Fresno State- Needs a loss by SDSU 

Eliminated:

Nevada, San Jose State, Hawaii, UNLV


Pac 12

North

Contenders: 

Oregon- Needs a win
Oregon State- Needs a wins and a loss by Wash St
Washington State- Needs a wins and an Oregon loss

Eliminated:

Washington, Cal, Stanford


South

Clinched: 

Utah

Eliminated:

Arizona State, UCLA, USC, Colorado, Arizona


SEC

East

Clinched:

Georgia

Eliminated:

Florida, Kentucky, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vanderbilt


West

Clinched: 

Alabama

Eliminated:

Arkansas, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Auburn, Texas A&M, LSU


Sun Belt

East

Clinched: 

Appalachian State

Eliminated:

Ga State, CCU, Troy, Georgia Southern


West

Clinched: 

Louisiana

Eliminated:

South Alabama, Texas State, Arkansas State, ULM


Come back Monday for my TWIF Notes, where I will review all of the games played. Follow me on Twitter: @pbanderson


Until next time, may you and your loved ones be blessed!  

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