College football selection committee with a different top 4 than the polls

[AZProgressive]

Georgia followed by Alabama, Michigan State and Oregon are the top 4 teams.

Ohio State and Cincinnati are the 5 and 6 teams.

Oklahoma was also screwed by the selection committee.

[Tom Kitten]

1. Woo hoo Oregon!

I hope they score 70 points against Washington Saturday! No way they will but a person can dream...

[walkingman]

2. I totally agree with the Bama selection - I think they can beat a really good Georgia team.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

6. Of course they can.

Alabama is usually ranked #1 in the country in high school recruiting, year after year.

The greater strength and maturity of upperclassmen can sometimes make a difference, so Alabama's early exits to the NFL can create a little more parity sometimes. But it's often not enough if the talent disparity is too great in the first place.

[rurallib]

3. I don't think Oklahoma got screwed - they have been erratic all season

Their defense is pretty leaky. But thanks to the schedule, they have a really good chance to make their case with Iowa State, Baylor and Bedlam yet to go. If things work out then they will have a Big 12 championship game to go to.

They barely beat Kansas which has been awful all year.

[Angleae]

4. That's just now.

Later on, they'll do whatever necessary to move Ohio State or Oklahoma in to replace Oregon.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

5. Joey Galloway (of Ohio State) was bemoaning...

... Cincinnati's initial ranking, but give me a break!

They were out-gained in yardage against the Indiana Hoosiers, for crying out loud, 376 to 328. Although Cincy indeed won that game, 38-24.

Ohio State beat Indiana 54-7, and had far more yards as well... 539 to 128. (And the Buckeyes removed their starters when the outcome was obvious.)

Cincinnati doesn't even recruit very well. It's not like they're always ranked in the top 10 in high school recruit talent rankings. They're usually lucky if they rank in the top 40!

If they indeed win-out with their weak schedule (except for one game against Norte Dame), I'll actually be pleased to see them get crushed in a semi-final playoff game.

Even Ohio State was crushed by Alabama last year, and the reason was obvious. Alabama had many more talented players at every position.

[AZProgressive]

7. Cincinnati has one of the best pass defenses in the nation

Everyone is impressed with Georgia’s defense but Cincinnati is right behind them in pass defense.

https://www.teamrankings.com/college-football/stat/opponent-yards-per-pass-attempt

They had a high ranked pass defense by the Norte Dame game so it isn’t so much how how weak their opponents are but how good Cincinnati actually is.

I see Oregon in the top 4 who lost to a bad Stanford team and there is no way I put a 1 loss Alabama #2. The committee always screws mid majors but Cincinnati is especially getting screwed.

[Angleae]

8. If they win out, they'll probabaly be in the Fiesta bowl.

The chance they get put in the playoffs is, shall we say, slim at best?