College Football Playoff: 5 teams that aren't dead yet

College Football Playoff Rankings, Week 11: 5 teams that aren’t dead yet

MIAMI GARDENS, FL - NOVEMBER 04: University of Miami Hurricanes Defensive Back Sheldrick Redwine (22) celebrates with the UM 'Turnover Chain' after intercepting a pass from Virginia Tech Hokies Quarterback Josh Jackson (not shown)during the college football game between the Virginia Tech Hokies and the University of Miami Hurricanes on November 4, 2017 at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, FL. (Photo by Doug Murray/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

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SEATTLE, WA – OCTOBER 07: Quarterback Jake Browning (3) of the Washington Huskies hands the ball off to tailback Myles Gaskin (9) in the 4th quarter of a game between the Washington Huskies and the Cal Bears at Husky Stadium in Seattle, WA. Washington defeated Cal by a final score of 38-7. (Photo by Christopher Mast/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

Washington Huskies – No. 9

The team that gets overlooked still in the playoff hunt is Washington. Yes, it’s easy to forget about the conference that seemingly plays their games after midnight while everyone else is doing the smart thing and sleeping.

Nonetheless, the Huskies are still very much alive in their pursuit of the College Football Playoff. There’s a chance they still might not get in even if they are able to win out and finish with just one loss as well.

However, teams ahead of them are going to fall and they just have to hope that enough of them do that it pushes their chances of making it in all that much closer to what they’re hoping for. With games against Washington State and Stanford coming up, they’ll have a chance to add two solid victories.

Then of course, they’ll need to take care of business in the conference championship game. That one loss to Arizona State really hurts them, but it’s not enough to officially end their chances of making it in this year.

The season feels more like a Rose Bowl-type year for them, but that isn’t the worst thing in the world either. Right now though, they need to just focus on one game at a time and let everything fall into place.

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