The one scenario that could cause the most chaos in the College Football Playoff

Chaos reigns supreme in college football, but three SEC teams in the playoff? While unheard of, it's in play with three weeks until the final College Football Playoff rankings are revealed.

There are potentially only two things that need to occur for that to happen. No. 4 TCU (10-0, 7-0 in Big 12) will need to lose one of its three remaining games and No. 6 LSU (8-2, 6-1 in SEC) will need to win its final three games, which would include a win over No. 1 Georgia in the SEC Championship Game.

As ESPN's Rece Davis said during the rankings reveal Tuesday night, it's hard to envision a scenario where a two-loss LSU team that lost by 27 to No. 5 Tennessee (9-1, 5-1 in SEC) gets in the playoff over the Volunteers. 

In the scenario where TCU loses, the committee wouldn't have to pick between the two; they can have both. LSU, Tennessee, Georgia (10-0, 7-0 in SEC) and the Ohio State-Michigan winner would have the four best wins in the country.

Yes, that's right; three SEC teams could make the College Football Playoff.

It would require the committee to select LSU and Tennessee over a one-loss Michigan or Ohio State team, but with the perceived strength of the SEC compared to other conferences, it isn't a stretch to imagine a two-loss SEC champion LSU team making the playoff as well as a Tennessee team that dominated the SEC champion, especially against an unproven No. 3 Michigan (10-0, 7-0 in Big Ten) team. No. 2 Ohio State (10-0, 7-0 in Big Ten) has a stronger case as a one-loss non-conference champion thanks to what turned into a strong opening weekend win over No. 18 Notre Dame (7-3).

To get to this doomsday scenario for everyone but the SEC, it will take huge upsets that certainly feel unlikely. College football is known for subverting expectations. As improbable as three SEC teams in the playoff sounds, it's still possible.