Is there anything better than college football? What a weekend that was.
Alabama held on to beat Texas, App State stunned Texas A&M, Marshall topped Notre Dame, BYU closely beat Baylor, Kentucky held off Florida, Tennessee beat Pitt in overtime, Washington State beat Wisconsin and Texas Tech won 33-30 over Houston.
Right now, national championship odds, courtesy of BetMGM, are: Alabama (plus-175), Georgia (plus-200), Ohio State (plus-300), Clemson (plus-1000), USC (plus-1200), Michigan (plus-2500) , Oklahoma (plus-5000), and Utah (plus-5000).
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.
25
Texas A&M Aggies
Record: 1-1
Week 2 result: Lost to App State 17-14
24
Pitt Panthers
23
Oregon Ducks
Record: 1-1
Week 2 result: Beat Eastern Washington 70-14 (Ducks Wire)
22
Florida State Seminoles
Record: 2-0
Week 2 result: Did not play
21
Texas Longhorns
Record: 1-1
Week 2 result: Lost to Alabama 20-19 (Longhorns Wire)
20
Penn State Nittany Lions
19
Ole Miss Rebels
Record: 2-0
Week 2 result: Beat Central Arkansas 59-3
18
NC State Wolfpack
Record: 2-0
Week 2 result: Beat Charleston Southern 55-3
17
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Record: 2-0
Week 2 result: Beat Vanderbilt 45-25
16
Utah Utes
Record: 1-1
Week 2 result: Beat Southern Utah 73-7
15
Florida Gators
14
Baylor Bears
Record: 1-1
Week 2 result: Lost to BYU 26-20
13
Miami Hurricanes
Record: 2-0
Week 2 result: Beat Southern Miss 30-7
12
Tennessee Volunteers
Record: 2-0
Week 2 result: Beat Pitt 34-27 (OT) (Vols Wire)
11
Arkansas Razorbacks
Record: 2-0
Week 2 result: Beat South Carolina 44-30 (Razorbacks Wire)
10
Kentucky Wildcats
Record: 2-0
Week 2 result: Beat Florida 26-16
9
Michigan State Spartans
8
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Record: 2-0
Week 2 result: Beat Arizona State 34-17
7
Oklahoma Sooners
6
USC Trojans
5
Michigan Wolverines
4
Clemson Tigers
3
Alabama Crimson Tide
2
Ohio State Buckeyes
Record: 2-0
Week 2 result: Beat Arkansas State 45-12 (Buckeyes Wire)
1
Georgia Bulldogs
Record: 2-0
Week 2 result: Beat Samford 33-0
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