By Kevin McGuire- (CBS Local) College football’s regular season is coming down the final stretch, which means it is crunch time in the conference and division championship races. Not every team is playing for a spot in the College Football Playoff, but everybody seems to have some impact on the new postseason format. The Big 12 may lack a conference championship, but it sure does still provide plenty of drama in the final weeks of the season. Baylor and TCU are battling for a potential College Football Playoff spot with identical records, which has sparked plenty of debate over the past couple of weeks. If the two end the year with the same conference record, it will be Baylor being recognized as the conference champion due to a head-to-head victory over the Horned Frogs earlier this season. The American Athletic Conference lacks a conference championship game as well, for now, but it is up for grabs between Memphis, Cincinnati and UCF. East Carolina is not out of the running yet either. Memphis is in great shape with a head-to-head victory over Cincinnati and no East Carolina or UCF on the schedule. Win the final two games, and Memphis will win the division crown. In the Sun Belt, FBS newcomer Georgia Southern is one win away from clinching at least a share of the Sun Belt Conference championship. Louisiana-Lafayette can tie for the crown with wins in the final two games of the season. Lafayette could win it with Georgia Southern losing to Louisiana-Monroe. There is plenty of confusion over the various division races in other conferences though, so let’s take some time to review each as simply as we can. ACC Florida State has clinched the Atlantic Division and will play in the ACC Championship Game…
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