1. Alabama
2. Clemson
3. OU
4. Iowa
5. MSU
6. Stanford (highest ranked two loss team)
7. Ohio State
8. ND
9. FSU
10. UNC
11. Baylor
12. NW (which then helps Stanford jump Ohio State)
13. UF
14. Michigan (highest ranked 3-loss team)
15. Ole Miss (a reason Alabama jumps Clemson)
16. Oregon (also helps Stanford's ranking)
17. OkSt

Quite a bit of movement...but with the final body of work "in" for most teams, I think the committee gets a better feel for what each team really was during the season and can most accurately assess best wins/best losses/worst losses/etc.

Sets up Stanford to get a playoff spot over UNC if they both win their CCGs.

Clemson
Alabama
Oklahoma
Michigan State
Iowa
Ohio State
Stanford
Notre Dame
FSU

After that it really doesn't matter much, except I believe Ole Miss will be the highest ranked 3-loss team. What are Michigan's best wins? Shutouts of Northwestern and BYU at home and a road win over Penn State. Ole Miss has home wins over LSU and Texas A&M and road wins over Mississippi State and Alabama. Not even close.

Oklahoma, Mich St and Ohio St had impressive victories. I can't see ND being punished too much for a 2 pt loss on the road. Obviously Ok St, Florida, Mich will drop. NW is a delima. they beat Stanford but got blown out by Mich.

1. Oklahoma
2. Clemson
3. Bama
4. Mich St
5. Ohio St
6. Iowa
7. Stanford
8. ND
9. Florida St
10. UNC
11. TCU
12. Bay
13. Ok St
14. Oregon
15. Ole Miss
16. Mich
17. NW
18. USC

1.Clemson
2.Iowa
3.Michigan State
4.Alabama
5.Ohio State
6.Oklahoma
7.UNC
8.Stanford
9.FSU
10.Northwestern
11.Houston
12.TCU
13.Notre Dame
14.Temple
15.Oklahoma State
16.Northwestern
17.Baylor
18.Oregon
19.Navy
20.USC
21.Ole. Miss.
22.BYU
23.Michigan
24.Utah
25.Western Kentucky

1. Oklahoma
2. Clemson
3. Alabama
4. Iowa
5. Mich St
6. Ohio St
7. Stanford
8. ND
9. Florida St
10. UNC
11. TCU
12. Bay
13. Ok St
14. Oregon
15. Ole Miss
16. NW
17. Mich

(11-29-2015 01:58 AM)allthatyoucantleavebehind Wrote:  1. Alabama
2. Clemson
3. OU
4. Iowa
5. MSU
6. Stanford (highest ranked two loss team)
7. Ohio State
8. ND
9. FSU
10. UNC
11. Baylor
12. NW (which then helps Stanford jump Ohio State)
13. UF
14. Michigan (highest ranked 3-loss team)
15. Ole Miss (a reason Alabama jumps Clemson)
16. Oregon (also helps Stanford's ranking)
17. OkSt

Quite a bit of movement...but with the final body of work "in" for most teams, I think the committee gets a better feel for what each team really was during the season and can most accurately assess best wins/best losses/worst losses/etc.

Sets up Stanford to get a playoff spot over UNC if they both win their CCGs.

So explain why Bama would jump Clemson when Bama's best win is not on the list. Clemson would have beaten your #8 and #9.

1. Clemson
2. Alabama
3. Oklahoma
4. Iowa
5. Michigan State
6. Ohio State
7. North Carolina
8. Stanford
9. FSU
10. TCU

1. Clemson
2. Bama
3. Oklahoma
4. Michigan State
5. Iowa
6. Stanford
7. Ohio State
8. Notre Dame
9. North Carolina
10. Florida State
11. TCU
12. Baylor
13. Ole Miss
14. Oregon
15. Northwestern
16. Houston
17. Oklahoma State

1 Clemson
2 Oklahoma
3 Alabama
4 Iowa
5 Michigan State
6 Ohio State
7 FSU
8 Stanford
9 Notre Dame
10 North Carolina

(11-29-2015 01:58 AM)allthatyoucantleavebehind Wrote:  1. Alabama
2. Clemson
3. OU
4. Iowa
5. MSU
6. Stanford (highest ranked two loss team)
7. Ohio State
8. ND
9. FSU
10. UNC
11. Baylor
12. NW (which then helps Stanford jump Ohio State)
13. UF
14. Michigan (highest ranked 3-loss team)
15. Ole Miss (a reason Alabama jumps Clemson)
16. Oregon (also helps Stanford's ranking)
17. OkSt

Quite a bit of movement...but with the final body of work "in" for most teams, I think the committee gets a better feel for what each team really was during the season and can most accurately assess best wins/best losses/worst losses/etc.

Sets up Stanford to get a playoff spot over UNC if they both win their CCGs.

TCU says hello.

I predict-We all miss badly in our guesses. But I'll take a shot
1. Clemson
2. Oklahoma
3. Alabama
4. Iowa
5. Michigan St.
6. Stanford
7. Notre Dame
8. Ohio St.
9. Florida St.
10. Baylor
11. TCU
12. UNC
13. Florida
14. Michigan
15. Northwestern
16. Oklahoma St.
17. Oregon

(11-29-2015 03:40 AM)Zombiewoof Wrote:  Clemson
Alabama
Oklahoma
Michigan State
Iowa
Ohio State
Stanford
Notre Dame
FSU

After that it really doesn't matter much, except I believe Ole Miss will be the highest ranked 3-loss team. What are Michigan's best wins? Shutouts of Northwestern and BYU at home and a road win over Penn State. Ole Miss has home wins over LSU and Texas A&M and road wins over Mississippi State and Alabama. Not even close.

Top 11 (although Rose and Sugar tie-ins could reduce that figure) and UH/Temple winner make the Big 6 bowls, so it does matter.

(11-29-2015 03:59 PM)bullet Wrote:  I predict-We all miss badly in our guesses. But I'll take a shot
1. Clemson
2. Oklahoma
3. Alabama
4. Iowa
5. Michigan St.
6. Stanford
7. Notre Dame
8. Ohio St.
9. Florida St.
10. Baylor
11. TCU
12. UNC
13. Florida
14. Michigan
15. Northwestern
16. Oklahoma St.
17. Oregon

So I had 2 and 3 flipped. Ohio St. 2 spots too low. UNC two spots too low. Baylor and TCU flipped. Florida 5! spots too high, NW and Michigan flipped, Oregon and Okie St. flipped and Ole Miss out of the top 17. Not too bad. Ohio St and Florida/Ole Miss were the big surprises to me.