This Elimination Options page presents sets of game outcomes ("cases") that result in Pittsburgh losing a given finishing spot. A total of 7 games from week 16 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.
Pittsburgh cannot win this spot
Pittsburgh cannot win this spot
Pittsburgh cannot win this spot
Pittsburgh cannot win this spot
Pittsburgh cannot win this spot
Pittsburgh cannot win this spot
Pittsburgh cannot win this spot
Case 1
California beats Stanford
Case 2
SMU beats Boston College
Case 3
Florida St. beats Clemson
Case 4
Wake Forest beats Virginia Tech, and
Syracuse beats North Carolina
Case 1
Pittsburgh loses to Notre Dame
Case 2
California beats Stanford, and
SMU beats Boston College, and
Wake Forest beats Virginia Tech, and
Syracuse beats North Carolina
Case 3
California beats Stanford, and
Wake Forest beats Virginia Tech, and
Florida St. beats Clemson, and
Syracuse beats North Carolina
Case 1
Pittsburgh loses to Notre Dame, and
California beats Stanford
Case 2
Pittsburgh loses to Notre Dame, and
Virginia Tech beats Wake Forest
Case 3
Pittsburgh loses to Notre Dame, and
Florida St. beats Clemson
Case 4
Pittsburgh loses to Notre Dame, and
Syracuse beats North Carolina
Case 1
Pittsburgh loses to Notre Dame, and
California beats Stanford, and
Florida St. beats Clemson
Case 2
Pittsburgh loses to Notre Dame, and
Virginia Tech beats Wake Forest, and
Florida St. beats Clemson
Case 3
Pittsburgh loses to Notre Dame, and
Florida St. beats Clemson, and
Syracuse beats North Carolina
Case 4
Pittsburgh loses to Notre Dame, and
California beats Stanford, and
Virginia Tech beats Wake Forest, and
Syracuse beats North Carolina
Case 1
Pittsburgh loses to Notre Dame, and
California beats Stanford, and
Virginia Tech beats Wake Forest, and
Florida St. beats Clemson, and
Syracuse beats North Carolina
No elimination cases were found for this spot
No elimination cases were found for this spot
No elimination cases were found for this spot