ESPN's Dari Nowkhah shares his predictions for the debut College Football Playoff rankings
With the first official rankings reveal set for tonight, there are projections around college football about how the teams will be ordered as many agree on the top eight or so teams.
SEC Network host Dari Nowkhah made his predictions, and he has three SEC teams in the top six, including Texas A&M at No. 4, which is higher than several other mainstream college football experts and outlets.
After the question about the No. 4 slot, one of the big questions is where non-Power 5 teams like Cincinnati and BYU will land. Another is how will the committee compare a team that has only played four games to one that has played eight. Since the Aggies are one of those teams still trying to make up games, that is an important question to answer, and Florida for that matter has also missed the LSU game.
Down the rankings list, the Pac-12 is another variable that is unknown, as it appears most of the top teams outside of BYU and A&M are east of the Mississippi River.
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It’s a big deal, but it doesn’t matter.My best guess:
1 – Alabama
2 – Notre Dame
3 – Ohio State
4 – Texas A&M
5 – Clemson
6 – Florida
7 – Cincinnati
8 – BYU (could see Northwestern here).All #SEC-related reaction tonight, 8 ET #SECNow @SECNetwork
— Dari Nowkhah (@ESPNDari) November 24, 2020
A&M and BYU are west of the MS river.
Nvm just read it right
How in the world are A&M 4th!!! They should be 5th, right in front of UF and right behind Clemson. Like, c’mon now.
I see it as aTm has a quality win where UF’s best win has gotten diluted.
Clemson, to me, doesn’t even have a quality win.
Florida’s best win is still better than Clemson’s best win, and A&M’s win over Florida still looks impressive to me. I like both of them, A&M and Florida.
1. Alabama
2. Ohio State
3. Notre Dame
4. Texas A&M
5. Florida
6. Clemson
Dari…Great stuff there ! Clemson is not the team that they have been the past couple of years…the “D” has some glaring weaknesses. Just because Trevor is still there does not make them a better team. Remember they barely beat a Boston College team & lost to Notre Dame. A & M can beat Clemson. Notre Dame’s edge is their “D” this year.