CFP Poll, Week 5: What It Means For The Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl
The fifth of seven Top 25 rankings decided by the College Football Playoff Selection Committee was released Tuesday night. Though the top of the rankings remained largely the same this week, changes in the bottom half of the rankings have impacted the projections for Orlando.
Here are the committee’s Top 25 teams through week 14 of the season:
1. Alabama
2. Oregon
3. Florida State
4. Mississippi State
5. TCU
6. Ohio State
7. Baylor
8. UCLA
9. Georgia
10. Michigan State
11. Arizona
12. Kansas State
13. Arizona State
14. Wisconsin
15. Auburn
16. Georgia Tech
17. Missouri
18. Minnesota
19. Ole Miss
20. Oklahoma
21. Clemson
22. Louisville
23. Boise State
24. Marshall
25. Utah
If the college football season ended today, options for the Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl would include No. 14 Wisconsin or No. 18 Minnesota from the Big Ten and No. 15 Auburn, No. 17 Missouri, or No. 19 Ole Miss from the SEC.
The last time Auburn played Wisconsin was the 2006 Capital One Bowl in Orlando, where the Badgers earned a 24-10 victory. A rematch may be in order this year at the Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl. Wisconsin squared off against Missouri a total of 5 times – the last time being n 1984. If they met in Orlando, it would make for a competitive game – the Badgers have the #2 rushing offense and the Tigers have a top 25 rushing defense. Wisconsin has never played Ole Miss, but the success the Rebels experienced this season could resurface and provide the Badgers with a fierce opponent.
Auburn has never played Minnesota in the course of the teams’ history. However, the No. 18 ranked Gophers will have to put up their best fight against the Tigers – Auburn has won over 60% of its bowl games throughout its storied history. Minnesota has gone head-to-head with Missouri a total of eight times, but it’s been 44 years since these teams stepped on the same field. Ole Miss competed against Minnesota once in 1932.