The latest batch of College Football Playoff rankings dropped on Tuesday night, and the top eight remained completely unchanged, with the Alabama Crimson Tide still coming in ranked 8th, even after the big win over the LSU Tigers this past weekend.
ESPN’s Greg McElroy had some thoughts on the matter.
With everyone ahead of Alabama winning their games — albeit unconvincingly — it was a tough argument to make that the Tide should have moved up. But it’s the “inconsistency” from the committee in having Oregon (#6) over both Texas (#7) and Alabama, with both the Longhorns and the Tide arguably having better resumes than the Ducks:
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In the clip, McElroy is comparing the resumes of the top three one-loss teams, and says that the strengths of record “are not comparable.”
“This committee is irritating me, why are we using resumes to define Ohio State as number one, Why are we using résumé to define Ohio State as No. 1? We’re using eye test to define Georgia and Michigan as No. 2 and No. 3, we’re using résumé plus eye test to find Florida State at No. 4, and then we like Washington, but, there’s no consistency,” McElroy argued.
“The conversation between 6, 7, and 8 needs to be a real one because Oregon is getting propped up right now by a big win against a very average Utah team.”
McElroy makes a fair case about Oregon’s résumé. Currently, the Ducks boast the 63rd ranked strength of schedule with just one ranked win compared to Alabama’s 8th ranked SOS and three ranked wins.
Clearly, there is still a lot to be worked out as we head down the stretch of the college football season.
Michael Brauner is a Senior Sports Analyst and Contributing Writer for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @MBraunerWNSP
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