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On the final Saturday of the college football regular season, there’s plenty still at stake.
Friday’s games cleared up some of the conference championship picture: Georgia (SEC), Indiana (Big Ten), Texas Tech and BYU (Big 12) and North Texas (American) all punched their tickets to championship week.
But across the nine FBS conferences, only the Big 12 has a title matchup set entering Saturday’s games.
The scenarios for some, like the SEC and Big Ten, are relatively simple. As for the ACC … well, time to study up on tiebreakers.
Here are all of the possible conference title game matchups — and what needs to happen Saturday to get there.
SEC
SEC championship race
TeamConference recordOverall
7-1
11-1
7-1
11-1
6-1
9-2
Clinched:Â Georgia
Games with title-race implications
Ole Miss 38, Mississippi State 19
Texas 27, Texas A&M 17
Alabama at Auburn (Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET)
Possible matchups
Alabama-Georgia
Alabama wins
Georgia-Ole Miss
Alabama loses
Big Ten
Big Ten championship race
TeamConference recordOverall
9-0
12-0
8-0
11-0
7-1
10-1
7-1
9-2
Clinched: Indiana
Games with title-race implications
Indiana 56, Purdue 3
Ohio State at Michigan (Saturday, noon ET)
Oregon at Washington (Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET)
Possible matchups
Indiana-Ohio State
Ohio State wins
Indiana-Oregon
Michigan wins/Ohio State loses + Oregon wins
Indiana-Michigan
Michigan wins/Ohio State loses + Oregon loses
Big 12
Big 12 championship race
TeamConference recordOverall
7-1
10-1
7-1
10-1
Clinched:Â Texas Tech, BYU
Games with title-race implications
Utah 31, Kansas 21
Arizona 23, Arizona State 7
Texas Tech at West Virginia (Saturday, noon ET)
UCF at BYU (Saturday, 1 p.m. ET)
Title-game matchup
Texas Tech and BYU both clinched spots in the Big 12 title game before playing this week because of Arizona State’s loss to Arizona on Friday night.
ACC
ACC championship race
TeamConference recordOverall
6-1
9-2
6-1
8-3
6-1
8-3
6-2
9-2
5-2
9-2
5-2
6-5
Games with title-race implications
Miami at Pitt (Saturday, noon ET)
Boston College at Syracuse (Saturday, 3 p.m. ET)
Wake Forest at Duke (Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET)
Virginia Tech at Virginia (Saturday, 7 p.m. ET)
UNC at NC State (Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET)
SMU at Cal (Saturday, 8 p.m. ET)
Possible matchups
Virginia-SMU
Virginia wins + SMU wins, OR
Virginia wins + SMU loses + Miami wins/Pitt loses + Wake Forest wins + UNC wins
Virginia-Pitt
Virginia wins + Pitt wins/Miami loses + SMU loses
SMU-Pitt
SMU wins + Pitt wins/Miami loses + Virginia loses
Virginia-Duke
Virginia wins + Duke wins + SMU loses + Miami wins/Pitt loses, OR
Virginia loses + Duke wins + SMU loses + Miami wins/Pitt loses + UNC wins
Virginia-Miami
Virginia wins + Miami wins/Pitt loses + SMU loses + Duke loses + NC State wins + Syracuse wins, OR
Virginia loses + Miami wins/Pitt loses + SMU loses + Duke loses + UNC wins + Syracuse wins
SMU-Duke
SMU wins + Duke wins + Virginia loses + Miami wins/Pitt loses + UNC wins
SMU-Miami
SMU wins + Miami wins/Pitt loses + Virginia loses + Duke loses
Pitt-Georgia Tech
Pitt wins/Miami loses + Virginia loses + SMU loses
Duke-Miami
Duke wins + Miami wins/Pitt loses + Virginia loses + SMU loses + NC State wins
Miami-Georgia Tech
Miami wins/Pitt loses + Virginia loses + SMU loses + Duke loses + NC State wins
Virginia-Georgia Tech, Miami or SMU*
Virginia wins + Miami wins/Pitt loses + SMU loses + Duke loses + NC State wins + Boston College wins, OR
Virginia loses + Miami wins/Pitt loses + SMU loses + Duke loses + UNC wins + Boston College wins
SMU-Duke or Miami*
SMU wins + Duke wins + Miami wins/Pitt loses + Virginia loses + NC State wins
*In the last two scenarios, the second spot in the ACC championship would be decided by SportSource rating score, the sixth tiebreaker criterion.
American
American championship race
TeamConference recordOverall
7-1
11-1
7-1
9-2
6-1
9-2
Clinched:Â North Texas
Games with title-race implications
Navy 28, Memphis 17
North Texas 52, Temple 25
Charlotte at Tulane (Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET)
Possible matchups
Tulane-North Texas
Tulane wins
North Texas-Navy
Tulane loses
Conference USA
Games with title-race implications
Western Kentucky at Jacksonville State (Saturday, 2 p.m. ET)
Kennesaw State at Liberty (Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET)
Possible matchups
Western Kentucky-Kennesaw State
Western Kentucky wins/Jacksonville State loses + Kennesaw State wins
Jacksonville State-Kennesaw State
Jacksonville State wins/Western Kentucky loses
Western Kentucky-Jacksonville State
Western Kentucky wins/Jacksonville State loses + Kennesaw State loses
MAC
MAC championship race
TeamConference recordOverall
7-1
8-4
6-2
8-4
5-2
7-4
5-2
7-4
5-2
6-5
Clinched:Â Western Michigan
Games with title-race implications
Western Michigan 31, Eastern Michigan 21
Ohio 31, Buffalo 26
Toledo at Central Michigan (Saturday, noon ET)
Ball State at Miami (Ohio) (Saturday, noon ET)
Possible matchups
Western Michigan vs. Miami (Ohio)
Miami (Ohio) wins
Western Michigan vs. Toledo*
Toledo wins + Miami (Ohio) loses
*The team with the higher rating (Toledo or Ohio) from SportSource Analytics would advance. Toledo’s rating was better entering the weekend.
Western Michigan vs. Ohio*
Miami (Ohio) loses + Central Michigan wins/Toledo loses
*The team with the higher rating (Ohio or Central Michigan) from SportSource Analytics would advance. Ohio’s rating was better entering the weekend.
Mountain West
Mountain West championship race
TeamConference recordOverall
6-2
9-3
6-2
9-3
6-2
8-4
5-2
9-2
Games with title-race implications
New Mexico 23, San Diego State 17 (2OT)
Boise State 25, Utah State 24
UNLV at Nevada (Saturday, 9 p.m. ET)
Possible matchups
Some combination of San Diego State, Boise State, New Mexico and UNLV
The Mountain West is guaranteed to have at least a three-way tie atop the standings at 6-2, and it will become a four-way tie if UNLV defeats Nevada. According to the conference tiebreaker scenarios, because not all teams within the tied group played each other, the matchup will be determined by a composite average of predictive and results-based metrics on Sunday morning.
Sun Belt
Sun Belt West Division race
TeamConference recordOverall
5-2
7-4
5-2
7-4
Clinched: James Madison has already clinched the East with a 7-0 conference record.
Games with title-race implications
Troy at Southern Miss (Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET)
James Madison vs. Southern Miss
Southern Miss defeats Troy
James Madison vs. Troy
Troy defeats Southern Miss