This Elimination Options page presents sets of game outcomes ("cases") that result in Pittsburgh losing a given finishing spot. A total of 8 games from week 14 were considered. The list may not contain all possible combinations. When a given set of games eliminates multiple spots the case is listed in the lowest spot only.
Case 1
Pittsburgh loses to SMU
Case 2
Duke beats North Carolina
Case 3
N.C. State beats Virginia Tech, and
Clemson beats Stanford
Case 4
N.C. State beats Virginia Tech, and
Virginia beats Syracuse
Case 5
Clemson beats Stanford, and
Virginia beats Syracuse
Case 6
Miami beats Boston College, and
Georgia Tech beats California, and
Louisville beats Notre Dame, and
Clemson beats Stanford
Case 1
Pittsburgh loses to SMU, and
Miami beats Boston College, and
Louisville beats Notre Dame
Case 2
Pittsburgh loses to SMU, and
Miami beats Boston College, and
North Carolina beats Duke
Case 3
Pittsburgh loses to SMU, and
Miami beats Boston College, and
Clemson beats Stanford
Case 4
Pittsburgh loses to SMU, and
Miami beats Boston College, and
Virginia beats Syracuse
Case 5
Pittsburgh loses to SMU, and
Louisville beats Notre Dame, and
North Carolina beats Duke
Case 6
Pittsburgh loses to SMU, and
Louisville beats Notre Dame, and
Clemson beats Stanford
Case 7
Pittsburgh loses to SMU, and
Louisville beats Notre Dame, and
Virginia beats Syracuse
Case 8
Pittsburgh loses to SMU, and
N.C. State beats Virginia Tech, and
Virginia beats Syracuse
Case 9
Pittsburgh loses to SMU, and
North Carolina beats Duke, and
Clemson beats Stanford
Case 10
Pittsburgh loses to SMU, and
North Carolina beats Duke, and
Virginia beats Syracuse
Case 11
Pittsburgh loses to SMU, and
Clemson beats Stanford, and
Virginia beats Syracuse
Case 1
Pittsburgh loses to SMU, and
Miami beats Boston College, and
California beats Georgia Tech, and
Louisville beats Notre Dame, and
North Carolina beats Duke, and
Clemson beats Stanford, and
Virginia beats Syracuse
Case 2
Pittsburgh loses to SMU, and
Miami beats Boston College, and
Louisville beats Notre Dame, and
Virginia Tech beats N.C. State, and
North Carolina beats Duke, and
Clemson beats Stanford, and
Virginia beats Syracuse
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No elimination cases were found for this spot
No elimination cases were found for this spot
No elimination cases were found for this spot
No elimination cases were found for this spot
No elimination cases were found for this spot
No elimination cases were found for this spot
No elimination cases were found for this spot
No elimination cases were found for this spot
No elimination cases were found for this spot
No elimination cases were found for this spot
No elimination cases were found for this spot