# Which current three-loss team would be the most dangerous in this year’s College Football Playoff?

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/which-current-three-loss-team-would-be-the-most-dangerous-in-this-years-college-football-playoff/
- Published: 2026-11-13T23:22:57+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-14T00:27:35+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/current-three-loss-team-most-dangerous-college-football-playoff
- Topics: Football, Sport, World

## Key points

- Oregon is judged the most dangerous three-loss contender.
- Five teams ranked 16th to 21st are in contention.
- Injuries and recent blowout defeats complicate several teams’ cases.

## Summary

The article argues that Oregon is the most dangerous of the three-loss teams that could reach this year’s College Football Playoff, citing its recent improvement under coach Dan Lanning. A three-loss team would be unprecedented in the 12-team playoff era, and the writer says the current rankings leave several contenders with a plausible route into the field.

The five teams identified as candidates are Oregon, South Carolina, Ohio State, Ole Miss and LSU, all ranked between 16th and 21st. The article notes Ole Miss’s quarterback and wins, South Carolina’s four-game winning streak, and injury concerns at both South Carolina and Ohio State; it also points to recent heavy defeats for LSU and Ole Miss. Oregon’s case rests on its attack looking stronger since an offensive-coordinator change and scoring 41 points against Ohio State, though the supplied article ends before its full argument is complete.

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