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ESPN just announced the top 6 in the latest edition of the CFP Rankings and I have thoughts.
1. Alabama (11-0)
Shocker. This one was obvious and they're clearly the number one team right now. Nothing more to say about this one.
2. Clemson (10-1)
Another shocker. They avenged their one loss to Notre Dame in the ACC Conference Championship yesterday and like Alabama, nobody is questioning this placement. They're easily one of the two best teams in college football and they deserve the 2nd seed here.
3. Ohio State (6-0)
I don't think anyone is surprised by this ranking, but I personally don't think they deserve it. A six game season isn't enough to put a team in the top 4, in my opinion. They have a few solid wins over Indiana and Northwestern, I just don't think there's a large enough sample size to really consider them for the playoff. They're probably better than Oklahoma, so at least that's something.
4. Notre Dame (10-1)
Whatever. I guess they probably have a better resume than Texas A&M, but nobody wants to watch Notre Dame get demolished in a postseason game again. They got completely embarrassed by Clemson on ABC yesterday and now we get to watch it happen again versus Alabama. Awesome!
5. Texas A&M (10-1)
I'm disappointed that they didn't make it, but it honestly doesn't matter. Whoever got the 4 seed was going to job to Bama anyway. I'd like to see some new teams make the playoff at some point. It feels like it's always the same five or six schools and A&M would've been a nice change of pace.
6. Oklahoma (10-2)
Get out of here man. I'm a fan of a Big 12 team, but this is wild. Oklahoma is not the 6th best team in the country and Cincinnati should be offended by being below OU. The committee always seems to love Oklahoma even though they've never done anything to warrant that love. Hopefully they go 6-6 next year so we don't have to worry about them getting blown out in the playoff. Their bowl game should be a blast.
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