Marc seems confused by the tiebreakers which means UCF likely is as well. Because the title game is held the following Saturday the CFP rankings on Tuesday of the championship game are not used.
Daniels:
"If the Tulane-Cincinnati loser remains in the College Football Playoff rankings and UCF and Houston are not in that list of teams, then it would be a rematch between the Green Wave and Bearcats. If UCF and Houston can win and get into those rankings and move ahead of Tulane or be ranked if the Green Wave are not, then that team would get into the title game.
But if no other AAC team is ranked by the playoff committee, other than the winner of Tulane-Cincinnati, the tiebreaker becomes the average computer ranking of the three tied teams from the following computer rankings: Anderson & Hester, Billingsley, Colley Matrix and Wolfe."
https://969thegame.iheart.com/featu...puters-lamborghinis-playoff-noles-and-turkey/
7.5. If the regular season ends and the Championship Game is scheduled for the next Saturday, then the following tiebreaker procedures will be used;
7.5.1.If the highest-ranked of the tied teams in the latest available CFP Selection Committee rankings wins in the final weekend of regular season Conference play, it will be declared a Championship Game participant.
7.5.2.If the highest-ranked of the tied teams in the latest available CFP Selection Committee rankings loses in the final weekend of regular season Conference play, then a composite average of selected computer rankings (Anderson & Hester, Billingsley, Colley and Wolfe) will be used to determine the Championship Game participants;
7.5.3.If there are multiple tied teams ranked in the latest available CFP Selection Committee rankings, the highest-ranked team or teams that win in the final weekend of the Conference regular season will be Championship Game participants; "
In short, if UCF is ranked in tomorrows CFP rankings and wins it will be in the Championship Game.
https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.si..._Championship_Tie_Breakers_FINAL_Approved.pdf
Daniels:
"If the Tulane-Cincinnati loser remains in the College Football Playoff rankings and UCF and Houston are not in that list of teams, then it would be a rematch between the Green Wave and Bearcats. If UCF and Houston can win and get into those rankings and move ahead of Tulane or be ranked if the Green Wave are not, then that team would get into the title game.
But if no other AAC team is ranked by the playoff committee, other than the winner of Tulane-Cincinnati, the tiebreaker becomes the average computer ranking of the three tied teams from the following computer rankings: Anderson & Hester, Billingsley, Colley Matrix and Wolfe."
https://969thegame.iheart.com/featu...puters-lamborghinis-playoff-noles-and-turkey/
7.5. If the regular season ends and the Championship Game is scheduled for the next Saturday, then the following tiebreaker procedures will be used;
7.5.1.If the highest-ranked of the tied teams in the latest available CFP Selection Committee rankings wins in the final weekend of regular season Conference play, it will be declared a Championship Game participant.
7.5.2.If the highest-ranked of the tied teams in the latest available CFP Selection Committee rankings loses in the final weekend of regular season Conference play, then a composite average of selected computer rankings (Anderson & Hester, Billingsley, Colley and Wolfe) will be used to determine the Championship Game participants;
7.5.3.If there are multiple tied teams ranked in the latest available CFP Selection Committee rankings, the highest-ranked team or teams that win in the final weekend of the Conference regular season will be Championship Game participants; "
In short, if UCF is ranked in tomorrows CFP rankings and wins it will be in the Championship Game.
https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.si..._Championship_Tie_Breakers_FINAL_Approved.pdf
