The basis behind this story is to showcase why and how the teams within the top 25 can make the college football playoff. It also shows why the teams will not be able to make the college football playoff.
The Mountaineers may or may not be in a good position to run the table in the Big 12 Conference, pull some surprises, get some help, and land within the best four teams in the country.
The WVU football team checks in at No. 21 in the SI.com preseason power rankings. That is one spot ahead of its spot in the first AP preseason poll.