Paul Finebaum ranks top 5 teams in the nation after SEC’s Week 8
By Adam Spencer
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With the 2020 college football season moving along, there were a number of COVID-19 related cancellations and postponements this week.
We didn’t see many of the top teams in action due to that, but there were still plenty of good games on the slate.
On Sunday morning’s SportsCenter, SEC Network host Paul Finebaum ranked the top 5 teams in the nation. As you can see below, he had Alabama at No. 1:
- 5. Wisconsin: “We haven’t seen much of them. We saw them opening weekend of the Big Ten and saw them last night. They have looked unbelievable. They have a critical game coming up this Saturday against … Northwestern.”
- 4. Clemson: “Clemson is at No. 4, and they have an opportunity to obviously move up. They’re eyeing Notre Dame at the end of the season in the ACC Championship Game. Bottom line is that Clemson is still a tremendous team, and Trevor Lawrence is back.”
- 3. Ohio State: “Ohio State is next, and sadly, we didn’t see them play Maryland. That was a game that a lot of folks were looking forward to. But Ohio State, with Justin Fields, will be back.”
- 2. Notre Dame: “As you mentioned Notre Dame, they’re the only one we got to see yesterday, and it was a typical hangover game after the biggest win in many, many years at Notre Dame. They had some issues, but in the end, they looked very good.
- 1. Alabama: “The team that has looked better than anyone. Alabama was supposed to be at Tiger Stadium last night in Baton Rouge — the game we love to watch every year. We didn’t see that game, but the Tide are back next week and they’ll see Kentucky.”
Most of these teams will (hopefully) be back in action next weekend. Will we see any major shakeups in these rankings? We’ll find out soon enough!
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
