Heading into the daunting backend of their schedule, the Oklahoma Sooners don’t just have a chance to make the College Football Playoff, but one of the best chances to. At least for now.
After starting the season 6-1 before playing five ranked opponents in a row to conclude the season, according to ESPN’s College Football Power Index, the No. 13 Sooners have a 42.9% chance to make the 12-team field of the CFP heading into Week 9.
ESPN FPI has Sooners in College Football Playoff
ESPN’s FPI is a predictive system developed by Bill Connelly that uses the strength of teams to project how they’ll finish.