Your Week 14 College Football Rankings (Top 6)

[WNY_FOOTBALL_DUDE]

You know the drill: Rank your top 6 teams for Conference Championship week.

Georgia (12-0)
7 wins against bowl-eligible opponents
5 wins against AQ competition with at least 7 victories on their schedule
Notable wins against 9-3 Oregon (46 points) and 10-2 Tennessee (14 points)
Won every game by at least 10 points, except against 6-6 Missouri

Michigan (12-0)
6 wins against bowl-eligible opponents
5 wins against AQ competition with at least 7 victories on their schedule
Notable wins against 10-2 Penn State (24 points) and 11-1 Ohio State (22 points)
Won 10 of their 12 games by at least 13 points.

Texas Christian (12-0)
8 wins against bowl-eligible opponents
4 wins against AQ competition with at least 7 victories on their schedule
Best win against 9-3 Kansas State (10 points)
Won 7 of their 12 games by at least 10 points

Ohio State (11-1)
6 wins against bowl-eligible opponents
4 wins against AQ competition with at least 7 victories on their schedule
Best win against 10-2 Penn State by 13 points
All eleven victories were by at least 11 points.
Solo loss to Michigan at home.

Southern California (11-1)
5 wins against bowl-eligible opponents
4 wins against AQ competition with at least 7 victories on their schedule
Notable wins against 9-3 Oregon State & UCLA (3 points)
Solo loss to 9-3 Utah by 1 point on the road.
Won 7 of their 12 games by at least 11 points.

Other strong teams: 10-2 Alabama (3 wins against +.500 AQ competition), 10-2 Tennessee (4 wins against +.500 AQ competition, including Bama and LSU), 10-2 Penn State (3 wins against +.500 AQ competition), 10-2 Clemson (5 wins against +.500 AQ competition, including 9-3 FSU), 10-2 Washington (Beat Oregon and Oregon State), and 10-2 Tulane (Beat K-State on the road)

Instructions:
1. What is your top 6 teams for this week?
2. What is your logic for the top 3 teams? Georgia, Michigan, and TCU all have a legit argument for being #1.
3. Do you believe Georgia, Michigan and TCU are locks to get into the college football playoff, regardless if they win or lose next weekend?

 

[WNY_FOOTBALL_DUDE]

My ballot

1. Georgia
2. Michigan
3. TCU
4. USC
5. Ohio State
6. Alabama

Q2 - Georgia and Michigan are really 1a and 1b for me. Love their quality wins. Georgia's quality win against the red-hot South Carolina is the clincher for me. TCU has played great and defeated quality opponents. I cannot put them as #1 or #2 because Georgia and Michigan have played better opponents and dominated the field more.

Q3 - Yes. All three should make the playoffs, even if they lose over the weekend.

 

[mutiger]

1. Georgia
2. Michigan
3. TCU
4. USC
5. Ohio St
6. Bama

UGA/Michigan are pretty even...I give the nod to the defending champs for now.

Yes

 

[LoftonPack80]

1. Georgia
2. Michigan
3. TCU
4. USC
5. Ohio State
6. Alabama

Georgia hasn't done anything to drop
Yes, all 3 should be in even with a loss this weekend UNLESS.......TCU was to get blown out that could jeopardize their chances

 

[BamaDude]

You know the drill: Rank your top 6 teams for Conference Championship week.

Georgia (12-0)
7 wins against bowl-eligible opponents
5 wins against AQ competition with at least 7 victories on their schedule
Notable wins against 9-3 Oregon (46 points) and 10-2 Tennessee (14 points)
Won every game by at least 10 points, except against 6-6 Missouri

Michigan (12-0)
6 wins against bowl-eligible opponents
5 wins against AQ competition with at least 7 victories on their schedule
Notable wins against 10-2 Penn State (24 points) and 11-1 Ohio State (22 points)
Won 10 of their 12 games by at least 13 points.

Texas Christian (12-0)
8 wins against bowl-eligible opponents
4 wins against AQ competition with at least 7 victories on their schedule
Best win against 9-3 Kansas State (10 points)
Won 7 of their 12 games by at least 10 points

Ohio State (11-1)
6 wins against bowl-eligible opponents
4 wins against AQ competition with at least 7 victories on their schedule
Best win against 10-2 Penn State by 13 points
All eleven victories were by at least 11 points.
Solo loss to Michigan at home.

Southern California (11-1)
5 wins against bowl-eligible opponents
4 wins against AQ competition with at least 7 victories on their schedule
Notable wins against 9-3 Oregon State & UCLA (3 points)
Solo loss to 9-3 Utah by 1 point on the road.
Won 7 of their 12 games by at least 11 points.

Other strong teams: 10-2 Alabama (3 wins against +.500 AQ competition), 10-2 Tennessee (4 wins against +.500 AQ competition, including Bama and LSU), 10-2 Penn State (3 wins against +.500 AQ competition), 10-2 Clemson (5 wins against +.500 AQ competition, including 9-3 FSU), 10-2 Washington (Beat Oregon and Oregon State), and 10-2 Tulane (Beat K-State on the road)

Instructions:
1. What is your top 6 teams for this week?
2. What is your logic for the top 3 teams? Georgia, Michigan, and TCU all have a legit argument for being #1.
3. Do you believe Georgia, Michigan and TCU are locks to get into the college football playoff, regardless if they win or lose next weekend?

My Top 6:

1. Georgia (for essentially the reasons you stated)
2. Michigan (ditto)
3. TCU (ditto)
4. USC (ditto) - the Trojans get the nod over Ohio St. because their one loss was by one point on the road while the Buckeyes were blown out at home. Plus, with the exception of Michigan, I believe USC played a tougher overall schedule than OSU.
5. Ohio St. (see above)
6. Washington (10-2) - the Huskies had a mid-season dip where they lost back-to-back close games to a good UCLA team & a bad Arizona team, but they closed out the season with 6 straight wins, including 3-pointers over Oregon St. & Oregon, and an 18-point win at Washington St.

Others:
7. Alabama 10-2 - had 2 losses by a total of 4 points, but could have won both games if they hadn't kept shooting themselves in the foot with stupid penalties
8. Penn St. 10-2 - didn't look like much of a team early on, but except for losses to OSU & Michigan, got better as the season rolled on.
9. Clemson 10-2 - struggled to put away teams for most of the season & got blown out by an average Notre Dame team
10. Tennessee 10-2 - would have been in the top 5 if not for a blow-out loss to South Carolina two weeks ago
11. Tulane 10-2 - the best of the G-5 teams, but still likely to lose their rematch vs UCF, which already beat them once this season
12. LSU 9-3 - would probably be ranked lower after their breakdown against Texas A&M if they weren't SEC West champions
13. Utah 9-3 - the early season win over USC & making the Pac title game are the only reasons the Utes rank this high
14. Troy 10-2 - started slow, but got better as the season progressed. Probably the 2nd best G-5 team
15. South Alabama 10-2 - only losses were by 1 at UCLA and by 4 at home against Troy

Q3: I believe Georgia is a lock unless they get blown out by LSU, and I believe the same holds true for Michigan. A loss by TCU or USC could possibly open the door for Ohio St. or Alabama to get in; but I do not believe Bama is a championship quality team.

 

[WNY_FOOTBALL_DUDE]

Our poll results:

1. Georgia
2. Michigan
3. TCU
4. USC
5. Ohio State
6. Alabama
7. Washington