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I guess technically Cincinnati still have a simplistic path in but it really depends on how much faith you have in the committee putting them above a 2 loss Alabama.

MSU/OSU sorts itself out on the field and the loser will drop below them. So theoretically an Alabama loss to Georgia puts Cinci 4th. But that also relies on them not being leapfrogged by Oklahoma or OK State if either wins out and let's be honest, they probably would be since in that scenario both would pick up 2 or 3 ranked wins in doing so. Cinci can potentially pick up 1 if Houston gets ranked by championship time.

Also just looked at the bottom end of the rankings. Some of those look so bad and like they are only there to prop up schedules. And it feels like Houston and SMU being left off whilst lesser P5 teams get in is just another way for them to have wiggle room to say 'who did Cinci beat?'