October 30th, 2018 at 9:28 PM ^
I agree. If LSU beats Alabama and wins the division, what will Alabama's best win be? A&M?
By the way, LSU beating Bama is just not happening.
October 30th, 2018 at 10:55 PM ^
I think if a 11-1 bama team got into the playoffs over a 12-1 Michigan team with a 1 score loss on the road at night against nd, Michigan would leave the cfb system.
People are pessimistic because a 1 loss bama team has gotten in over a 2 loss conference champ. That was still absurd, especially considering that if wiscy hadn't played that conference championship game they would have remained ahead of bama.
However, a 1 loss non-conference-champ has never gotten into the playoffs over a 1 loss conference champ. Win out and there is no argument against Michigan in the playoffs.
October 30th, 2018 at 11:12 PM ^
ND's opponent is always my favorite team.....
October 31st, 2018 at 12:24 AM ^
If ND lose at any point of this season and the record are similar, I think ND will be ahead of Michigan on the strength of H2H win. Michigan needs ND to go either undefeated or lose twice.
October 31st, 2018 at 6:45 PM ^
That's not how it works though, in a system like this H2H cannot be an automatic tie breaker because it punishes Michigan unfairly for playing a better opponent in week 1. Look at the rankings anyway - the CFP put LSU over ND already. Remember, ND hasn't lost a damn game yet, and LSU has. So if ND loses a game they will drop down precipitously, because their strength of schedule is simply not good and they haven't looked all that great on the "eye test" either (too many way too close games against inferior opponents like Ball State).
October 31st, 2018 at 10:21 AM ^
I think you guys are really misunderstanding the preponderance of SEC teams in the top 10.
The committee has essentially set it up to guarantee that the SEC Champion makes the playoff. They have done this by putting all four teams in contention for the SEC title in the top 10. That way, by the end of the season one of them will be number 1 having beaten the others. They have also set it up for either Michigan or Ohio State to be in the playoff. The schools actually at risk of getting kicked out are Clemson and Notre Dame, nobody in their schedules is even close to the top 15. Instead, the committee put the two best teams from the other P5 conferences in the top 10 just in case.
This is the first poll, it's about setting the table. It's not like this is the second to last set of rankings.
October 30th, 2018 at 7:18 PM ^
Only other B1G team is PSU at 14. Most shocking inclusion is probably Iowa State at 24.
Edit: And Iowa at 16.
October 30th, 2018 at 7:19 PM ^
Damn, Bambi over here cutting Iowa from the B10
October 30th, 2018 at 7:22 PM ^
And OSU
October 30th, 2018 at 7:24 PM ^
Listed in OP
October 30th, 2018 at 7:24 PM ^
No comment
October 31st, 2018 at 9:37 AM ^
Bambi after hours of frolicking in the corn fields...
October 30th, 2018 at 7:23 PM ^
10 OSU
14 PSU
16 Iowa
October 30th, 2018 at 7:33 PM ^
College Football Playoff Ranking
1. Alabama (8-0)
2. Clemson (8-0)
3. LSU (7-1)
4. Notre Dame (8-0)
5. Michigan (7-1)
6. Georgia (7-1)
7. Oklahoma (7-1)
8. Washington State (7-1)
9. Kentucky (7-1)
10. Ohio State (7-1)
11. Florida (6-2)
12. UCF (7-0)
13. West Virginia (6-1)
14. Penn State (6-2)
15. Utah (6-2)
16. Iowa (6-2)
17. Texas (6-2)
18. Mississippi State (5-3)
19. Syracuse (6-2)
20. Texas A&M (5-3)
21. NC State (5-2)
22. Boston College (6-2)
23. Fresno State (7-1)
24. Iowa State (4-3)
25. Virginia (6-2)
October 30th, 2018 at 8:39 PM ^
There is absolutely no god damn reason LSU should be in front of Notre Dame, and I hate Notre Dame.
October 30th, 2018 at 8:42 PM ^
October 30th, 2018 at 8:54 PM ^
I don't know man, LSU looked pretty good against Georgia.
The way ND looked against Vanderbilt, Ball St, and Pitt may be working against them. ND's defense was not good against Vandy, and Ball St, like it should have been. Teams like ND can slip up at unexpected times, say, against Northwestern. They don't look as solid as a top 4 team should.
October 30th, 2018 at 9:30 PM ^
The UCF disrespect by the committee is strong.
October 30th, 2018 at 11:11 PM ^
As of right now, UCF's best win is over 4-4 Memphis. It could easily be argued the its ranking is actually a show of high respect.
October 30th, 2018 at 7:41 PM ^
Nah not too shocking, Iowa State has been playing good football and they actually held Oklahoma to a reasonable score and stayed in that game. A shitty last second field goal against them via TCU and this team could be even higher. Also a not-so-hot showing against Iowa but that game was essentially down to the wire as well. Same as all other teams but a few bounces here and there and Iowa State is a Top-15 team again (last year I think they were at some point as they had the best 2 wins in the country for a while, Oklahoma and TCU back-to-back).
October 30th, 2018 at 7:53 PM ^
ISU is better than every two-loss team.
October 31st, 2018 at 9:40 AM ^
UNC Tar Heels are the best 6 loss team in the country... Don't @ me!!! lol
October 30th, 2018 at 7:18 PM ^
Fine with that. Good to be ahead of Georgia.
October 30th, 2018 at 8:59 PM ^
Georgia lost something like 35 of the 52 regular players from last season. It showed against LSU.
October 30th, 2018 at 7:19 PM ^
LSU at 3 seems dumb.
October 30th, 2018 at 7:21 PM ^
They'll be behind Michigan this time next week.
October 30th, 2018 at 8:02 PM ^
Not if they lose a close one to Alabama. SEC bias at its finest.
October 30th, 2018 at 9:39 PM ^
Let’s not go overboard here. A two loss LSU team will not slide from 3 to 4. They may not slide much if they lose to Bama, but they don’t only slide one spot. We will be ok if we win.
October 30th, 2018 at 7:21 PM ^
I predicted this earlier today. It makes absolutely no difference if they are 3/4 considering play Bama this week, except that this now gives ESPN something to talk about this week. Will an undefeated ND have a good enough schedule to get in?!?!
October 30th, 2018 at 7:24 PM ^
It's just the overvaluation of the SEC. If LSU loses this weekend it's possible they only drop to 4 or 5. It's silly. Week 2 could very well be 1) Alabama 2) Clemson 3) Notre Dame 4) Georgia 5) LSU 6) Michigan
October 30th, 2018 at 7:35 PM ^
No way. A 2-loss LSU would drop below us (if we still have 1 loss).
October 30th, 2018 at 7:49 PM ^
""Insecurity' strikes deep. Into your life it will creep..."
If Michigan beats PSU and LSU loses Michigan will move to, at least, #4. Maybe Northwestern will win and put ND out of their misery. From my Michigan fandom side I hope Kentucky beats Georgia-I think Georgia has an NC caliber roster...such a rooting is out of character for me...I "always" root for the best team. A lot of "reality" is going to happen over the next month.
October 30th, 2018 at 7:24 PM ^
Doesn't matter. If they beat Bama, they would potentially be my #1. If they lose, as expected, they're below us.
October 30th, 2018 at 7:50 PM ^
They have it all set up perfectly to get 2 $EC teams in. So fucking dumb
October 30th, 2018 at 8:53 PM ^
One of the committee guys was justifying one team, think it was Kentucky or LSU, saying the Mississippi St was a high quality win. I think the three most absurd rankings in the top 10 are LSU, Kentucky and Wazzu.
should be
1 - Bama
2/3- Clemson / ND
4-LSU
5-UM
6-OK
7- GA
8-OSU
9-Wazzu
10 - Maybe Kentuck
October 30th, 2018 at 9:06 PM ^
This probably won't go over well here, but I'd say Bama plus one of Georgia/Auburn are probably two of the best four teams in the country, at least if I'm talking with my wallet.
October 30th, 2018 at 9:06 PM ^
Double your pleasure. Double your fun.
October 30th, 2018 at 9:25 PM ^
Auburn? They couldn't score in a whorehouse.
October 30th, 2018 at 9:26 PM ^
If Auburn is so good, why do they keep losing?
October 30th, 2018 at 9:36 PM ^
Auburn? Lol they stink this year.
October 31st, 2018 at 11:11 AM ^
Auburn lost to Tennessee and is therefore trash.
October 30th, 2018 at 7:19 PM ^
better than i had thought we'd get due to the big10 not being as impressive this year.
October 30th, 2018 at 7:19 PM ^
Go Bama and NW
October 30th, 2018 at 7:25 PM ^
And Michigan.
October 30th, 2018 at 7:20 PM ^
Revenge tour.
October 30th, 2018 at 7:20 PM ^
This poll is basically an sec fuck fest. They desperately want the 2 sec team case in final poll. Lsu ranked at 3 and kentucky at 9 is dumb
October 30th, 2018 at 7:27 PM ^
It is curious to have ND below LSU, considering they are quite literally saying the Michigan win was a higher value win than the Georgia win, in addition to ND having no losses.
It was strategery on their part though. If LSU wins this week, they will essentially swap Bama and LSU. From there, Bama will basically be a shoe in for the CFP without a conference title. They did the same thing with OSU in 2016. I admit it's pretty sneaky but many can see right through it
October 30th, 2018 at 7:58 PM ^
I do agree with your Alabama swapping with LSU if they lose assessment. The committee is going to do everything possible to keep Alabama in the top 4 if they lose here. I thought maybe the committee would make this a must win game for Alabama...but clearly, here, they saw the "light"...another way to better in sure that a one loss Alabama gets in.
October 30th, 2018 at 8:18 PM ^
It gives the committee room to drop an undefeated notre dame if a one loss team they like from a power five conference wins out.