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18
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
33%
6 of 18 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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not political
takes no side on a contested political question
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66/100
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That could be the case for UCLA’s resurgent football team after the Bruins checked in at No. 8 in the initial College Football Playoff ranking released Tuesday afternoon.
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Bruins → check → ranking
The top eight teams in the final CFP rankings will host first-round home games, with the top four teams in the 12-team field getting first-round byes.
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teams → host → byes
USC was ranked No. 20 in the initial ranking, meaning the Trojans have some significant work to do in the coming weeks.
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Trojans → rank → weeks
The Bruins’ ranking represented another milestone for a skyrocketing program under new coach Bob Chesney — for the first time in the history of the CFP, the Bruins are ranked in a spot that would put them on track to make the field.
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that → represent → field
UCLA’s highest previous CFP ranking, in November 2014, was No. 8 — back when the CFP included only four teams.
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CFP → include → teams
The Bruins’ last CFP ranking came in late October 2023, when they were No. 19.
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they → come → October
Before Tuesday, they had not been ranked since the playoff field expanded to 12 teams for the 2024 season.
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field → rank → season
UCLA (8-0 overall, 5-0 Big Ten) could certainly lose one game and probably two and still make the CFP, though there will be those who contend their strength of schedule might be an issue with two losses.
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strength → lose → losses
The Bruins have beaten only one ranked team — Oregon — and the Ducks have since fallen out of the rankings.
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Ducks → beat → rankings
Any team failing to get a first-round bye might consider itself fortunate.
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itself → fail → bye
Since the playoff expanded to 12 teams, teams that achieved the first-round bye are only 1-7 in their playoff openers, with eventual national champion Indiana being the outlier in 2025.
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Indiana → expand → 2025
Apparently being off for more than three weeks doesn’t do teams any favors.
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being → do → favors
UCLA’s new lofty status comes just as it enters the toughest part of its schedule.
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it → come → schedule
On Saturday, UCLA faces Minnesota (5-3, 3-2) in Minneapolis at Huntington Bank Stadium, where the Golden Gophers have beaten Michigan and Iowa this season and have not lost a Big Ten game since 2024.
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Gophers → face → 2024
Then the Bruins will face Illinois (5-3, 3-2) on Friday, Nov. 13, at the Rose Bowl before going back on the road to play Michigan (5-3, 2-3) on Nov. 21.
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Bruins → face → Nov.
The regular-season finale could be an epic clash determining the CFP fate of both crosstown rivals.
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finale → determine → rivals
If USC (7-2, 4-2) can beat Indiana on Nov. 14 and Maryland the following week, the Bruins and Trojans could be fighting for a CFP spot when they meet at the Rose Bowl on Nov. 28.
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they → beat → Nov.
Should UCLA prevail, it could be back at its home stadium a few weeks later.
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it → prevail → stadium
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