Week 7 upsets impact college football bowl projections with CFP field shuffling

Week 7 upsets impact college football bowl projections with CFP field shuffling.

Key points

• The College Football Unfiltered crew breaks down the loss Notre Dame had over the weekend and how it affects the Big12 conference as a whole.
• The College Football Playoff has a different shade of orange after Week 7.
• Note: Pac-12 spots are filled by teams at present in the conference and legacy teams that have left.
• Moving out of the field in the latest bowl projections is Texas after its loss to Florida.
• College football bowl projections: Predicting the CFP field after Week 7.

Week 7 upsets impact college football bowl projections with CFP field shuffling. Erick Smith USA TODAY. Notre Dame loss to BYU makes waves.

In practice, the College Football Unfiltered crew breaks down the loss Notre Dame had over the weekend and how it affects the Big12 conference as a whole.

For context, the College Football Playoff has a different shade of orange after Week 7.

Moving out of the field in the latest bowl projections is Texas after its loss to Florida. Moving in is SEC counterpart Tennessee after a spirited win by the Volunteers against Alabama.

That, surprisingly, is the only change among the 12 teams selected for the bracket that will determine the national champion despite a slew of upsets during the weekend. Common sense would seem to indicate more adjustments. But with a number of contenders losing and not a ton of replacement candidates available, there just isn't a lot different to the picture except for the seedings.

Meanwhile, the second half of the season is shaping up to have plenty of twists and turns. The losses by SEC contenders growth the likelihood of 9-3 teams being in the mix for at-large spots. Those teams could be competing with one- or two-loss teams from the ACC and Major 12 in what should be a challenging situation for the committee.

That debate is for another day. There's still a long way to go. College football bowl projections: Predicting the CFP field after Week 7.

Note: Pac-12 spots are filled by teams at present in the conference and legacy teams that have left. Share your feedback to support improve our site!

Taken together, the developments around week 7 upsets impact college football bowl projections with CFP field shuffling point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.