The Huskies will lose once, somewhere, but not in the Apple Cup or the Pac-12 title game. At 12-1, and with help from the imploding Big 12, UW returns to the CFP. As the No. 4 seed, they’re again paired with No. 1 Alabama in the Sugar.
No. 8 Washington State Cougars (6-0, 3-0 Pac-12)
New Year’s Six: Fiesta Bowl
Can’t win the Apple Cup, can’t win the conference. But Cougars will have the resume for a ranking lofty enough to earn a trip to Phoenix as an at-large entry into the NY6, which brings millions to the Pac-12 coffers.