Throughout the decade of the four-team Faculty Soccer Playoff format, there was a notion that the identical groups would play in it every year. A few of which may be true: Alabama gained eight berths; Clemson went 6 instances; Ohio State claimed six spots. Georgia and Oklahoma every went 3 instances. In these ten seasons, solely 15 totally different packages earned a playoff berth (40 complete spots).
Each from time to time, somebody sneaks in that you simply did not count on. In 2021, Cincinnati turned the primary Group of 5 staff to earn a playoff spot. The next season, TCU got here out of nowhere to play within the nationwide championship sport. Michigan State performed within the second playoff.
Final 12 months, within the first version of the expanded format, six faculties made their first look within the playoffs. Colleges like Indiana, Arizona State, and Boise State broke by and located themselves within the match to play for the nationwide championship. Although none of these faculties gained a sport within the playoffs, they acquired their program on that type of stage for the primary time. That ought to really feel like it will likely be the brand new regular as groups have extra entry to this playoff … and particularly with a possible enlargement to 16 groups coming within the close to future.
So who could possibly be the subsequent TCU or Indiana? Or who could possibly be the Group of 5 faculty that breaks by? Or who could possibly be the varsity that won’t get there however might play spoiler for groups trying to get in (like Syracuse knocking Miami out within the common season finale)? Listed here are 15 groups who might throw a wrench within the Faculty Soccer Playoff.
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