If we had been to grade Week 5 of the faculty soccer season on the Richter scale, the outcomes had been extra like a light tremor than one thing approaching an earthquake. That does not imply that the fallout from the weekend left the postseason image unshaken.

The Faculty Soccer Playoff noticed some important motion, notably with the rise of Alabama after its spectacular win at Mississippi State and the loss by Florida at Missouri that ejected dampened the quick begin of the Gators. For the Crimson Tide, they transfer up into the No. 5 seed, simply behind the 4 groups incomes byes. And there is a likelihood to maneuver larger ought to Alabama win its showdown in opposition to Georgia this week.

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Florida, in the meantime, falls out of the 12-team subject in favor of UCLA. It has been an unlikely rise for the Bruins within the first 12 months below Bob Chesney. They’ve run by means of 4 opponents to start out the 12 months that admittedly aren’t the stiffest competitors, however solely two ranked groups are left on the schedule – this week’s go to to Oregon and a season-finale in opposition to Southern California. A break up in these two and caring for enterprise elsewhere would seemingly ship UCLA to the CFP.

Faculty soccer bowl projections after Week 5

Notice: Pac-12 spots are stuffed by groups at the moment within the convention and legacy groups which have left.

This text initially appeared on USA TODAY: Bowl projections: Alabama surges, a brand new Large Ten staff joins Faculty Soccer Playoff subject