School Soccer Playoff picks

We’re nonetheless months from the School Soccer Playoff, however we’ve already seen some huge wins by the favorites to succeed in the 12-team match and a few essential losses by groups in final yr’s CFP.

The groups atop the rankings — the Ohio State Buckeyes, Penn State Nittany Lions, Oregon Geese and Miami Hurricanes — all gained simply on Saturday.

Of final yr’s individuals, the Boise State Broncos, Texas Longhorns, Notre Dame Combating Irish and Clemson Tigers misplaced in Week 1. Week 2 noticed the SMU Mustangs, who misplaced to the Baylor Bears, and Arizona State Solar Devils, who misplaced to the Mississippi State Bulldogs, be a part of them in Week 2.

The Oklahoma Sooners received a win in Week 2’s greatest sport. The Sooners’ 24-13 win over the Michigan Wolverines will bolster their credential ought to they efficiently navigate their SEC schedule.

Whereas they nonetheless have an enormous assembly with Miami subsequent week earlier than convention play, the South Florida Bulls additional helped their case to be the Group of 5’s CFP consultant. They went to Gainesville and pulled off the 18-16 upset of the Florida Gators. It was USF’s first street win over a ranked opponent since 2011.

There’s a number of soccer to be performed earlier than the postseason, however listed here are our specialists’ prime 12 School Soccer Playoff picks:

Andrea Adelson: 1. Ohio State 2. LSU 3. Penn State 4. Oregon 5. Miami 6. Georgia 7. Oklahoma 8. Notre Dame 9. Texas 10. Florida State 11. Iowa State 12. South Florida

Kyle Bonagura: 1. Ohio State 2. Oregon 3. LSU 4. Penn State 5. Georgia 6. Miami 7. Texas 8. Utah 9. Florida State 10. Iowa State 11. Oklahoma 12. South Florida

Invoice Connelly: 1. Oregon 2. Ohio State 3. LSU 4. Penn State 5. Georgia 6. Miami 7. Texas A&M 8. Tennessee 9. Florida State 10. Iowa State 11. Texas Tech 12. South Florida

David Hale: 1. Ohio State 2. LSU 3. Oregon 4. Miami 5. Iowa State 6. Penn State 7. Texas 8. Georgia 9. Texas A&M 10. South Florida 11. Notre Dame 12. Oklahoma

Eli Lederman: 1. Ohio State 2. LSU 3. Penn State 4. Miami 5. Oregon 6. Georgia 7. Texas 8. Notre Dame 9. Texas A&M 10. Iowa State 11. Florida State 12. South Florida

Max Olson: 1. Ohio State 2. Oregon 3. LSU 4. Penn State 5. Miami 6. Georgia 7. Texas 8. Florida State 9. Utah 10. Texas A&M 11. Texas Tech 12. South Florida

Adam Rittenberg: 1. Ohio State 2. LSU 3. Penn State 4. Miami 5. Oregon 6. Georgia 7. Texas 8. Notre Dame 9. Florida State 10. Iowa State 11. Tennessee 12. South Florida

Mark Schlabach: 1. Ohio State 2. LSU 3. Penn State 4. Oregon 5. Miami 6. Georgia 7. Texas 8. Notre Dame 9. Oklahoma 10. Florida State 11. Iowa State 12. South Florida

Jake Trotter: 1. Ohio State 2. Penn State 3. LSU 4. Miami 5. Oregon 6. Georgia 7. Florida State 8. South Carolina 9. Oklahoma 10. Texas 11. Iowa State 12. South Florida

Paolo Uggetti: 1. Ohio State 2. LSU 3. Oregon 4. Penn State 5. Miami 6. Georgia 7. Notre Dame 8. Texas 9. Iowa State 10. Florida State 11. Oklahoma 12. South Florida

Dave Wilson: 1. Ohio State 2. LSU 3. Penn State 4. Oregon 5. Miami 6. Georgia 7. Texas 8. Notre Dame 9. Florida State 10. Texas Tech 11. Iowa State 12. South Florida