Uh, how are Clemson and the Domers goint to jump us, after we just beat #2?
Because the committee doesn't have to consider any existing poll. They're their own poll and do as they damn well please, which we've seen them do each season so far. I think they've generally stuck pretty closely to the existing polls when all is said and done (especially the first week or two), but they could very well decide to put ISU in the top 10 for all we know, because the current polls mean fuck all to them.
With the results from today there are 4 remaining unbeatens, but there's no way they put Wiscy in the top 4 in my IMO, so we'll definitely be above them. Duh U is escaping games and not showing that much, so I don't think they're above 6, but maybe above Wiscy in the CFP rankings. Obviously 1 and 2 are UGA and Bama. That gives you a 4-way battle for 3 and 4, as I see it based on current rankings and games I've watched; ND, OSU, Clemson, and Okie. All are now 7-1, 2 have a "quality loss" (ND with the best one, to UGA), and ND has looked actually not bad from the short bits I've seen of them. Okie has the win over us, but I think the loss to ISU obviously negates that, plus today's win over PSU. Clemson is still a bit of a question mark to me, but they seem to be playing at least decently outside of their loss. I think they give ND the nod at #3 given what I mentioned, and OSU in at #4. After thinking a little more and typing it out, I can definitely see the case for OSU at #3, but I think #4 is most likely, and I feel more comfortable sliding Clemson down to #5, maybe #6 or 7 if the committee likes Wiscy/Duh U being unbeaten that much more, but I doubt it.
