Jon Joseph Moderator No. 1 Share Posted November 1, 2021 1. Georgia 2. Michigan State 3 Oklahoma 4 Alabama 5. Cincinnati 6 Oregon 7 Ohio State 8 Wake Forest 9. Michigan 10. Notre Dame Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otis Day No. 2 Share Posted November 1, 2021 That looks about right to me too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck No. 3 Share Posted November 1, 2021 On 11/1/2021 at 9:22 AM, Jon Joseph said: 6 Oregon 7 Ohio State Maybe sanity prevails, but we are talking about The Committee here, and I'm not sure they will have Oregon above Ohio State. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Author Moderator No. 4 Share Posted November 1, 2021 On 11/1/2021 at 12:28 PM, Otis Day said: That looks about right to me too. It should be an interesting Knight? (Sorry Otis!) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyToBeADuck No. 5 Share Posted November 1, 2021 That's a pretty accurate list from top to bottom Good observation based on common sense. Common sense has never been a part of the committee's rational. The committee's eye test criteria: 1. What's best for ESPN 2. What's best for SEC 3. Give OSU benefit of the doubt 4. When in doubt see 1-3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck No. 6 Share Posted November 1, 2021 An interesting Top 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Author Moderator No. 7 Share Posted November 1, 2021 No way but for the 'eye test' can Ohio State be ranked above Oregon. Fresno will be ranked giving the Ducks 2 top 25 wins; 1 against Ohio State. Ohio State will likely have no top 25 wins unless the Committee ranks 3L Penn State. Then again, FOX owns the B1G Network. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDuck Moderator No. 8 Share Posted November 2, 2021 By Jon Wilner | Bay Area News Group It’s right there, in the first sentence of the College Football Playoff’s founding document: “Establish a committee that will be instructed to place an emphasis on winning conference championships, strength of schedule and head‐to‐head competition when comparing teams with similar records and pedigree.” From Jon Wilner above about the debate between Oregon and Ohio St (as we all been saying). We will see how the committee will vote. Someone on this blog, can't remember now, said this is not a playoff, but an invitation. I personally feel they should not call this a playoff, but an invitational. Maybe down the road the other conference not named SEC/ESPN will revolt and pull away from this invitational and form a real playoff system. Just my opinion that most likely will never come true. All Oregon can do is win every game that is left on the schedule! Go Ducks! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Author Moderator No. 9 Share Posted November 2, 2021 2017 - OK wins at OH ST - loses vs NR Iowa St / after L to OK, OH ST goes on a tear and defeats Penn St in a close game the Saturday before the 1st PO rankings. 2017 1st ranking - 5 - 1L OK and at 6 - 1L OH ST. I expect we will see the same tonight? Ducks ranked 1 spot ahead of the Bucks. Easy out for the PO CT. Allows CT to follow its own guidelines regarding head to head results. And the CT knows that OH ST has at least 2 and likely 3, top 25 games upcoming. The Ducks - Zip. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fischer Administrator No. 10 Share Posted November 2, 2021 On 11/2/2021 at 6:26 AM, NJDuck said: From Jon Wilner above about the debate From those of us who do not have a subscription--THANKS for bringing to us what Wilner writes. Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tandaian No. 11 Share Posted November 2, 2021 I think Cincy will be #4. They have a better win than both Alabama and Oklahoma at this point. Give the G5 people some hope, but as the season plays out and the strength of schedule becomes more of a factor, they will drop if the P5 schools keep winning. I see Oregon being ranked ahead of tOSU for this initial ranking, but not if they both win out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck No. 12 Share Posted November 2, 2021 It flat out can't be a Playoff when the teams are chosen. ESPN wants viewers, for the games and for their weekly "Reveal" The Committee has its Protocols, right. In 2016. Penn State beat tOSU head to head, and won the Big !0. tOSU was picked for the Playoff. Paul Finebaum was on ESPN earlier today. about Oregon/Ohio State: he personally thought that tOSU was trending better now, but, that Oregon did beat tOSU, should be considered by the Committee. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Author Moderator No. 13 Share Posted November 2, 2021 On 11/2/2021 at 11:52 AM, Charles Fischer said: From those of us who do not have a subscription--THANKS for bringing to us what Wilner writes. I should have given Wilner credit for the 2017 OK ST comparison with this season's OR/tOSU situation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Author Moderator No. 14 Share Posted November 2, 2021 A team that I think will be in the CT's top 25 and is not in the AP top 25, 5-2 Minnesota. Played Ohio State close. Shut out CU in Boulder. Inexplicable L vs BGSU but leading the B1G W with a decimated RB room. Fleck is doing a terrific under the radar coaching job. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
