Potential For Mayhem

This weekend presents the beginning of some very interesting scenarios in the world of college football. There is a chance that there will be a team with two losses in the national championship game. It’s not a great chance, but it exists. The only guarantee is more chaos.

There are currently seven teams in the top eight of the BCS standings with zero or one losses. Each of those teams play games that they could very well lose. No game is a gimme, especially in this, the weirdest of college football seasons.

Below are a list of those teams, and their chances of winning each individual game:

1. LSU: at Ole Miss (80%), Arkansas (80%), SEC Championship Game in Atlanta vs. Tennessee (70%), Georgia (50%), or Florida (60%).
2. Oregon: Has already lost game #2 to Arizona. Will fall behind one-loss teams in the next rankings. Remaining games: at UCLA (50%), Oregon State (60%).
3. Kansas: Currently undefeated. Plays Iowa State (80%), Missouri (50%), possible Big 12 Championship Game vs. Oklahoma (50%).
4. Oklahoma: at Texas Tech (70%), Oklahoma State (80%), probable Big 12 Championship Game vs. Kansas (50%) or Missouri (50%).
5. Missouri: at Kansas State (70%), Kansas (50%), possible Big 12 Championship Game vs. Oklahoma (50%).
6. West Virginia: at Cincinnati (50%), Connecticut (80%), Pittsburgh (95%).
7. Ohio State: at Michigan (60%).
8. Arizona State: USC (60%), Arizona (70%).

None of these games will be easy. All of these teams are playing decent teams, rivals, or both. Any of these teams that can go undefeated through the next three weeks will have a case to be in the national championship game.