By Dasol Mashaka CFMinded.com September 30, 2021
The greatest college football day in recent memory is Saturday, October 2, 2021. Here are twelve (12) important games:
Top 10 Match Ups (2): #9 Arkansas at #2 Georgia #7 Cincinnati at #8 Notre Dame
Top 25 Other Match Ups (2): #12 Mississippi at #1 Alabama “winner is offered the USC coaching job”, #21 Baylor at #19 Oklahoma State
Top 25 Against Good Teams (8): #5 Iowa at Maryland 4-0 #6 Oklahoma State at Kansas State 3-1 #10 Florida at Kentucky 4-0 #14 Michigan at Wisconsin 2-2 Arizona State 3-1 at #20 UCLA #22 Auburn at LSU 3-1 #24 Wake Forest at Louisville 3-1 Boston College 4-0 at #23 Clemson
CFMinded.com posts three road maps to keep track of preseason polls:
Road to the Championship Map (7 teams) – Two teams have wrecked and are in the junk yard, Clemson and Iowa St.
Underdogs Road to the Championship Map (5 teams) – Two teams have wrecked and are in the junk yard, North Carolina and Wisconsin. Four new teams have jumped on the Underdogs Road to the Championship, #5 Iowa, #4 Penn State, #9 Arkansas and #12 Mississippi.
Hot Seat Road Map (6 teams) – USC coach has been fired and the new assistant coach has a vote of no confidence. USC may secretly pick their next coach the evening of October 2, 2021 after the Alabama-Mississippi game. Hanging on are coaches for #20 UCLA, Virginia Tech, Arizona State and Nebraska.
Note: Ranking are based on the average of polls.