As the season is on approach to the conference finals, all eyes shift to those important qualifying results, and things are confounding. The ACC might be the most clear. SMU has secured its spot, and if Miami wins out, it will face the Mustangs; otherwise, Clemson will be cleared to make the appearance. Elsewhere, it is toss-up central.
The SEC has Texas with one loss, but two-loss Georgia has locked a final berth; who they will play is decided Saturday. Texas has one loss and plays Texas A&M this week, and if they lose, the Aggies make the final. Apart from that, three disregarded programs — Florida, Auburn, and Oklahoma — all had upset wins Saturday, throwing the conference into upheaval as to who else can make the playoffs, with 13 teams in the conference that are bowl-eligible.
Meanwhile, the Big 12 has a true logjam, as a surging and…