Week 6 of college football was loaded with great games.
Through the the first half of the season, what excites me the most about the game this year is the depth of elite teams. Whether it be Georgia, Ohio State, Alabama, Michigan, Clemson, Tennessee, USC or even Oklahoma State. … I could legitimately see any of those teams putting up a fight in the four-team College Football Playoff.
Right now, national championship odds, courtesy of BetMGM, are: Ohio State (plus-175), Georgia (plus-200), Alabama (plus-250), Clemson (plus-1100), Michigan (plus-2000), USC (plus-2000), Tennessee (plus-4000), UCLA (plus-5000) and Oklahoma State (plus-6600).
Though the first round of College Football Playoff rankings are not released until Nov. 1, I tried to think like a member of the committee and projected what the CFP rankings would look like if it were released today.
The rankings…
25
James Madison Dukes (6-0)
Week 6 result: Beat Arkansas State, 42-20
24
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (6-0)
Week 6 result: Beat UL Monroe, 28-21
23
Kentucky Wildcats (4-2)
Week 6 result: Lost to South Carolina, 24-14
22
Texas Longhorns (4-2)
Week 6 result: Beat Oklahoma, 49-0
21
Kansas Jayhawks (5-1)
Week 6 result: Lost to TCU, 38-31
20
Cincinnati Bearcats (5-1)
Week 6 result: Beat South Florida, 28-24
19
North Carolina Tar Heels (5-1)
Week 6 result: Beat Miami, 27-24 (UNC Wire)
18
Kansas State Wildcats (5-1)
Week 6 result: Beat Iowa State, 10-9
17
Syracuse Orange (5-0)
Week 6 result: Off week
16
NC State Wolfpack (5-1)
Week 6 result: Beat FSU, 19-17
15
Wake Forest Demon Deacons (5-1)
Week 6 result: Beat Army, 45-10
14
Mississippi State Bulldogs (5-1)
Week 6 result: Beat Arkansas, 40-17
13
TCU Horned Frogs (5-0)
Week 6 result: Beat Kansas, 38-31
12
Oregon Ducks (5-1)
Week 6 result: Beat Arizona, 49-22 (Ducks Wire)
11
UCLA Bruins (6-0)
Week 6 result: Beat Utah, 42-32
10
Penn State Nittany Lions (5-0)
Week 6 result: Off week (Nittany Lions Wire)
9
Ole Miss Rebels (6-0)
Week 6 result: Beat Vanderbilt, 52-28
8
USC Trojans (6-0)
Week 6 result: Beat Washington State, 30-14
7
Oklahoma State Cowboys (5-0)
Week 6 result: Beat Texas Tech, 41-31
6
Michigan Wolverines (6-0)
Week 6 result: Beat Indiana, 31-10
5
Clemson Tigers (6-0)
Week 6 result: Beat Boston College, 31-3
4
Tennessee Volunteers (5-0)
Week 6 result: Beat LSU, 40-13
3
Georgia Bulldogs (6-0)
Week 6 result: Beat Auburn, 42-10
2
Alabama Crimson Tide (6-0)
Week 6 result: Beat Texas A&M, 24-20
1
Ohio State Buckeyes (6-0)
Week 6 result: Beat Michigan State, 49-10
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