A highly anticipated rematch between No. 12 Coastal Carolina and No. 19 Louisiana in the Sun Belt Championship Game has been canceled due to a positive COVID-19 test in the Coastal Carolina program, the Sun Belt announced Thursday night. One of the Chanticleers' entire position groups would have been unavailable for the game "due to possible exposure," according to the league's announcement.

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A highly anticipated rematch between No. 12 Coastal Carolina and No. 19 Louisiana in the Sun Belt Championship Game
has been canceled due to a positive COVID-19 test in the Coastal Carolina program, the Sun Belt announced Thursday
night. One of the Chanticleers' entire position groups would have been unavailable for the game "due to possible
exposure," according to the league's announcement.
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2. "We are very disappointed that the championship game cannot be played, but we are so proud of all of the players and
sta members and their hard work during this truly challenging season," Sun Belt commissioner Keith Gill said in a
release. "We will honor both teams as 2020 Sun Belt Conference Co-Champions."
The designation of "co-champions" may not sit well with some Coastal Carolina fans considering the undefeated
Chanticleers handed Louisiana its only loss of the season. Coastal Carolina won 30-27 on Oct. 14 in a road game
against a Ragin' Cajuns team ranked No. 21 at the time. The performance was a signal that a Chanticleers team picked
to finish last in the conference was legit, and they continued to impress throughout a season that included a thrilling
victory over a BYU that was ranked No. 13 at the time.
The rematch was set to be a good one with Coastal Carolina entering as a three-point favorite. The teams share similar
statistical profiles with balanced attacks that emphasize running the football, and their first meeting was a thriller as
Coastal Carolina emerged victorious via a 40-yard field goal in the final seconds.
Coastal Carolina was also hoping for the opportunity to earn a New Year's Six bid as the top-ranked Group of Five team
in the final College Football Playo Rankings. However, it would have needed Cincinnati to lose to Tulsa in the AAC
Championship Game in order for that to happen.
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College Football Playoff, bowl predictions: Paths for all seven
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3. We are down to the final Saturday of the 2020 college football season with conference championship games and
some postponed games remaining for the teams in contention to earn one of four bids for the College Football Playo .
As such, the playo picture is becoming much clearer.
The number of teams with a path this year seems smaller than usual, but it's not. What's smaller are the chances for
some of the teams a bit further out of the field to pop in. There are only seven teams with any chance whatsoever of
earning that key selection on Sunday, Dec. 20, and they will be fighting for two spots because the other two are
already set in stone.
Without further ado, here is a ranking of the remaining CFP contenders in order of how likely they are to find their way
into the four-team field along with an explanation of what each team needs to accomplish to get in.
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1 Alabama
Clinched. The No. 1 Crimson Tide will be either the SEC champions and top seed or the SEC runner up and seeded either first or
second. There is no scenario where Alabama drops out entirely, even an unexpected blowout loss to Florida.
2 Notre Dame
Clinched. Even a loss to Clemson in the ACC Championship Game will not keep the No. 2 Fighting Irish out now that the Gators
enter the SEC Championship Game with two losses. Notre Dame could be seeded fourth, but it is di icult to imagine the Irish
being eliminated.
3 Clemson
Win the ACC Championship Game and avenge the regular-season loss to Notre Dame. That puts the No. 3 Tigers in, most likely
as the second seed. A second loss could knock them out in favor of a one-loss Texas A&M or a two-loss SEC champion Florida,
but that is not a certainty.
4 Ohio St.
Beat No. 14 Northwestern in the Big Ten Championship Game, and the No. 4 Buckeyes will get into the CFP despite only playing
six games. It is di icult to come up with a scenario that leaves out an undefeated Ohio State now that Florida has lost twice,
even if the Gators upset Alabama for the SEC title.
5 Texas A&M
Beat Tennessee in its postponed game and hope for the best from the CFP Selection Committee. No. 5 Texas A&M needs two
of Clemson, Ohio State and Florida to lose in order to backdoor its way into the CFP.
6 Florida
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4. In addition to this list of playo contenders, I have released my penultimate bowl projections for the 2020-21 season.
Reminder: These projections are not how things stand now but rather how I expect them to look following the
conference championship games Saturday.
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The path for the No. 7 Gators begins with a simple task: Beat the Tide. However, the loss to LSU means that is no longer enough
on its own to get them in the field. Florida also needs losses from two of Clemson, Ohio State and Texas A&M, although
jumping the Aggies with just the win over the Alabama is possible for Florida.
7 Iowa St.
With the No. 6 Cyclones now ranked ahead of the Gators, they may have a path to the CFP, but it is the least likely. Why? Unlike
Florida, Iowa State does not have a game Saturday against a team that is ranked ahead of it. Iowa State would need to beat No.
10 Oklahoma in the Big 12 Championship Game and have two of Clemson, Ohio State and Texas A&M lose. The Cyclones would
also need Florida to lose. Even in that case, I am not sure either Clemson or Ohio State drops below ISU, but one would have to
do so.
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