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Just five ‘Group of Five’ schools remain alive for the college football playoffs

When we started tracking the Group of Five contenders weeks ago, we made the assumption that no two-loss team, outside a power conference, would be considered for the College Football Playoffs. The main reason is this has never happened before.

We are still likely headed in that direction, but because of how competitive the American, Sun Belt, and Mountain West races have been, there is a growing chance that a two-loss conference champion could wind up as the highest-ranked Group of Five representative. If that happens, programs like Tulane, South Florida, Southern Mississippi, and UNLV may not be officially eliminated just yet.

However, before getting too bogged down in hypothetical

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