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Just to be clear, before you say "This guy Joe is an idiot." At the early stage I'm going to strictly focus on the teams that have zero losses. As that changes, so will the top 8.
CFB PLAYOFF 4
1 - ALABAMA
DUH
2 - GEORGIA
Georgia beats Clemson Week 1 without an offensive touchdown but does what it's supposed to do against a lower conference team. They are top 2 right now
3 - OKLAHOMA
I was a little harsh on Rattler after his 1st game and I don't care who you play, 76 points is very impressive. I jumped OU up two spots after their performance and the lack of good games from other teams.
4 - OREGON
I thought Ohio State's defense was suspect and they may still be the best team in the BIG 10, but what a monster win for this program without its best player. So hello Top 4 Pac-12.
THE FIRST 4 OUT
5 - TEXAS A&M
QB1 gets hurt and a gritty win. A lot of people including the AP poll are down on A&M after this win but I'll give them some credit for pulling out the W and staying undefeated.
6 - CINCINATTI
They crushed Murray State as they should. Cincy is a team I struggle with because I think they are talented, have a great coach and Heisman candidate this year. But who have they and who will they play besides Notre Dame? If ND gets back on track and the Bearcats take them down on October 2nd, that's when one of the newest members of the Big 12 makes the jump up for me.
7 - IOWA
Should Iowa be higher? Probably. But I can't go against my own rankings. I had Iowa State outside the top 8, so I'm not going to just reward Iowa with a major jump up if we overrated Iowa State. Regardless, great win for the Hawkeyes.
8 - UCLA
I had them at 8 last week, won't change this week even though they didn't play. Notre Dame drastically underwhelmed and as I said at the top, I'm keeping this top 8 for undefeated teams right now so I still have them ahead of Ohio State and Clemson for now.
3 Most important games this weekend
Alabama vs Florida
Penn State vs Auburn
Cincinatti vs Indiana
LAST WEEK
CFB PLAYOFF 4
1 - Alabama
2 - Ohio State
3 - Georgia
4 - Texas A&M
THE FIRST 4 OUT
5 - Oklahoma
6 - Notre Dame
7 - Cincinnati
8 - UCLA