Expect at least one one-loss team to make in the College Football Playoff.
It's the trend, not the anomaly, as six of the past eight CFP semifinalists lost during the regular season. According to ESPN's Football Power Index, there is only a 3 percent chance that there will be four or more undefeated Power 5 teams remaining when the selection committee reveals its final ranking on Dec. 4.
The 12-member committee already has some tough choices to make when it meets next week in Dallas, and where they rank the one-loss teams will start to reveal just how valid those teams' chances are.