OK, so this past weekend I was wrong with some of the predictions I made in my last article. All of a sudden it looks like the Big XII may have the best chance of having a team in the College Football Playoff. For those of you who did not tune into the Bedlam rivalry this past Saturday, #3 Oklahoma gave the #11 Oklahoma State Cowboys a beating. 58-23 to be exact, which ends OK State’s chances at a chance for a national title. What it does do, is solidify Oklahoma in the top four ready to contend for the national championship.

Not only are they now in most likely, but of all the teams that could be bumped out of the top four they are probably the least likely. Oklahoma is done for the season, because of the Big XII’s lack of a conference championship game, while the other four power conference’s top teams will battle it out next weekend. The two teams that are ranked higher than Oklahoma are Clemson at #1 and then #2 Alabama. Now, it is very unlikely that these two teams will lose in their conference championship games, however, football is crazy and good teams can lose when you least expect it (TX-OU ring any bells?).

Clemson is going to face #14 North Carolina next weekend. This should be a breeze for Clemson, but the Tar Heels should not be overlooked. The boys from North Carolina have been on an 11-game win streak after losing their season opener. They have had some big wins this season including Georgia Tech, a ranked Pittsburgh squad, Virginia Tech, and NC State. No, these wins are not that impressive compared to Clemson, but the Tar Heels could be very dangerous if Clemson gets too complacent and expects to get a “W” without a fight.

The next team that could be unseated out of the playoff is the University of Alabama. The Crimson Tide will be facing the #12 ranked Florida Gators next Saturday in what should be a somewhat interesting and hopefully competitive game. Once again, like Clemson, Alabama should have no problems navigating their way to yet another SEC title. But the Gators are in the SEC and almost no SEC team should ever be discounted; they are known to be the nation’s best conference for a reason. They unseated then #3 Ole Miss early in the season And their only losses came to #6 ranked LSU and this past weekend against their in-state rivals, Florida State. Alabama has fallen victim in games late in the season against heavy underdogs, so do not be too quick to make them a lock for the College Football Playoff.

Oklahoma is essentially a lock at #3 at the least, and the team falling in to the final spot in the top four will be the winner of Iowa and Michigan in the Big 10 conference championship game. If Clemson or Alabama lose look for Pac 12, two loss victor, Stanford, or even a reappearance of Ohio State.

Make sure to tune in to these games this weekend to see how the College Football Playoff could be flipped on its head and change like no one expects

Alabama plays Florida next Saturday at 3 p.m. on CBS.

Clemson plays North Carolina at 7 p.m. on ABC.