FOX Sports CFB analyst releases SEC-heavy Top 10, explains path to CFP

In Week 7, several college football rankings are beginning to form similar conclusions.

The top three SEC teams have emerged from the pack, and most agree with the top two. The order of the other teams around the country is where the rankings disagree. This week’s Associated Press poll, for example, has Alabama No. 1, followed by Clemson, Penn State and Georgia.

FOX Sports analyst Joel Klatt sees more from the Bulldogs as he’s pegged them one spot ahead of Penn State and behind the two teams that played in last season’s national championship.

Klatt then explained how teams not named Alabama and Clemson can make the College Football Playoff, including with one loss: win a conference championship, or play Alabama in the SEC Championship Game.

While Klatt has one-loss Auburn in the top 10, the Tigers are one spot behind one-loss Ohio State, a team he has ranked above a team (Oklahoma) it lost to, of course, following the Sooners’ upset loss to Iowa State last week.

.@joelklatt's Week 7 Top 10:
1. Bama
2. Clemson
3. Georgia
4. Penn State
5. TCU
6. Washington
7. Wisconsin
8. Ohio State
9. Wazzu
10. Auburn pic.twitter.com/Fm08qgl12j

— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) October 10, 2017

Which 2 go to Playoff? (assume Clem and Bama 12-0)
Ohio St. 11-1 B1G champ
Washington 12-0 P12 champ
OU 11-1 B12 Champ
UGA 11-1 (L vs Bama)

— Joel Klatt (@joelklatt) October 9, 2017

They didn't lose at home as a 30.5 point favorite to a team that they had a 75-5-2 all-time record against who was starting a back-up QB? https://t.co/2l4zphwJq5

— Joel Klatt (@joelklatt) October 9, 2017

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Keith Farner

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