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While I agree with your subject line... by KeoughCharles05

I think there's a pretty confined universe of what is possible:

Our options are basically Playoff, Peach, or Fiesta. The pool of potential Peach and Fiesta Bowl teams are:

-ACC Champ (Pitt, Wake, Clemson, NCSU all still possible)*
-G5 Champ*
-Notre Dame
-Big 10 #2/#3 (depending on whether a Big 10 team makes the playoffs) (UM/OSU/Wisconsin/MSU all in play)
-SEC #3/#4 (depending on whether SEC gets one or two teams in the playoffs) (Ole Miss or A&M seems likely here)
-Big 12 #2/#3 (depending on whether a Big 12 team makes the playoffs) (Ok St, Oklahoma, and Baylor all in play)

*Means the team is guaranteed to be in the pool if they don't make the playoffs.

Factors at play:
-The ACC champ is most likely to go to the Peach Bowl.
-Also, the Peach Bowl got saddled with the G5 team (Cincy) last year, so if the G5 team is Cincinnati especially, Cincy they'd try to avoid sending them to the Peach again. If Cincy makes the playoffs, this constraint is less impactful, but could still come into play.

If Cincy is in the mix, we're almost certainly playing the ACC Champ. Clemson is the only interesting opponent there.

If Cincy is in the playoff, we could land in the Fiesta. I think a matchup against Michigan or either of the Oklahomas would be fun there.