Finally. We’re here.

The last Saturday before the first College Football Playoff poll is worth celebrating. No longer will the Associated Press poll dictate the narrative of who’s overrated and who’s underrated. Instead, we let a committee sitting in a room do that!

But in all seriousness, the first Playoff poll on Tuesday night is going to be extremely interesting. It’ll be so interesting that you’re not going to want to answer your door for trick-or-treaters (but still go give the kids their candy).

So what will we see on Tuesday night? Here are five things:

1. Alabama and Georgia will have the top two spots

Hey, I didn’t say these would be incredibly bold. Penn State’s loss to Ohio State and TCU’s loss to Iowa State all but guaranteed that the SEC’s last two unbeatens will be the top two teams in America. That should’ve been the case in the Associated Press poll for weeks.

Want a hot take?

I’d put Georgia at No. 1 in my poll. While I think both teams have been equally dominant, the Bulldogs have that huge non-conference win at Notre Dame. As shocking as it sounds, but that massive showdown in Atlanta can no longer count as a quality win for Alabama. Florida State has problems far greater than the quarterback position.

For my money, nobody has been as impressive week in, week out as Georgia. To be 8-0 is one thing. Miami and Wisconsin are both undefeated. But the Canes are +43 and the Badgers are +77 in conference play.

Georgia is +160. We can sit here and talk about conference supremacy and split hairs about who really is the power conference in 2017 (there isn’t one). But the Dawgs’ dominance outweighs all of that. With their schedule, they’ve been the best team in America. Period.

2. Ohio State will have a top-4 spot

I’ve seen this movie before. The committee will give the Buckeyes the benefit of the doubt. According to the committee, Ohio State will be the top-ranked one-loss team, regardless of the fact that it won’t have the head-to-head advantage against another one-loss team.

But we’ll get to Oklahoma later. For now, let’s get back to the Buckeyes.

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The committee can justify a top-4 spot for OSU because of what it did on Saturday. Coming back on a really good Penn State defense and shutting down Saquon Barkley after his fast start will go a long way in the eyes of the committee. They showed a lot of improvement after that embarrassing showing against Oklahoma.

How high will the Buckeyes be? Don’t be surprised if they’re at No. 3, but I think No. 4 is where they’ll end up Tuesday. Like it or not, OSU isn’t going anywhere in the Playoff picture.

3. Two unbeaten Power 5 teams will not be in the top 4

Sorry, Miami. Sorry, Wisconsin. Something tells me when that first poll comes out, they’ll be on the outside looking in. Why?

The selection committee needs to see quality victories. Miami and Wisconsin don’t have a single one between the two of them. That’s a problem. For now, at least.

The good news is that Miami has a path that includes Virginia Tech, Notre Dame and potentially an ACC Atlantic champ. The Canes won’t get in by squeaking by crappy teams like they did on Saturday.

Wisconsin, on the other hand, will potentially have zero top-25 wins after the regular season concludes. But Michigan will likely be ranked when the two teams meet and the Badgers would likely need to take down Ohio State in a B1G Championship to make the field anyway.

Still, too many people are going to get worked up about the undefeated teams. We’ll hear a lot of “well, all they can do is play the teams on their schedule.” People will question how one-loss teams are ranked ahead of them. It’s simple. They have looked like top-four teams and Miami and Wisconsin haven’t.

4. Clemson and Oklahoma fans will be understandably frustrated

I think there winds up being two teams in the top 10 that get legitimately snubbed. Clemson and Oklahoma will both be underrated in Tuesday’s poll, despite the fact that they have many of the things the committee desires.

Both picked up a quality non-conference win. Both looked dominant in conference play, too. I have a feeling that the Sooners will even get ranked behind the Ohio State team it beat by 15 in Columbus.

So why is it that Clemson and Oklahoma will get the short straw and probably end up ranked no higher than No. 6? Is it because they lost to historically awful teams?

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If you were paying attention, you’d know that I don’t value strength of losses very much, nor do I think the committee does. But I do think the committee values recent quality wins.

Look at Clemson’s past three weeks:

  • W 28-14 vs. Wake Forest
  • L 27-24 at Syracuse
  • W 24-10 vs. Georgia Tech

That’s not very impressive. Clemson might’ve had three top-25 wins in September, but Louisville is no longer a top-25 win and Auburn isn’t quite the power many thought it was. Does that mean Clemson’s résumé is weak? Not at all, hence the frustration.

And if Oklahoma finds itself ranked behind Ohio State, it’ll be extremely frustrated. That makes sense. But the tiebreaker will be the Sooners’ recent schedule, which wasn’t anything to write home about:

  • W 49-41 at Baylor
  • L 38-31 vs. Iowa State
  • W 29-24 vs. Texas
  • W 42-35 at Kansas State
  • W 49-27 vs. Texas Tech

None of those wins were anywhere near what Oklahoma pulled off in Columbus. People sort of wrote them off after the Iowa State loss, which wasn’t nearly as bad as it looked at the time. But a one-loss Oklahoma team is still very much in the mix.

Both Clemson and Oklahoma can obviously still run the table and make the field. Both can pick up more quality victories and potentially win a conference title.

That’ll wash away any first poll slight.

5. Notre Dame will become the most hated team in America

Yes, I think the Irish will start in the top 4. And no, I don’t think anyone will like that.

Outside of Georgia, nobody has any reason to root for the Irish. Last week, I detailed why Notre Dame’s path to a Playoff spot can put every Power 5 contender on notice. The Irish are in the rare position of racking up a bunch of quality wins — they got another one vs. NC State on Saturday — without having to worry about playing for a conference title.

People are going to hate that. The idea of playing one less game and potentially getting a Playoff spot will create plenty of debate as the Irish keep winning.

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Meanwhile, the discussion of Georgia-Notre Dame isn’t going anywhere. Can both make the field? Will the Irish’s ability to pick up more quality wins actually give it an edge against Georgia? Some will argue the latter. They shouldn’t, but they will.

The Irish already have three victories against teams that will likely be in the top 25 on Tuesday (MSU, N.C. State, USC). Let me rephrase that. The Irish have three dominant* victories against teams that will be in the top 25 on Tuesday. The fact that the one loss was by one point against otherwise unstoppable Georgia is gravy.

Notre Dame has a chance to make a serious dent in the ACC and Pac-12’s Playoff chances if it can beat Miami and Stanford. That won’t be easy on the road. If one-loss Notre Dame wraps up the regular season with all of those quality wins, it’s going to be nearly impossible to keep out of the field.

If you thought last year’s Ohio State/Penn State ruling got the college football world buzzing, just wait until that unfolds.

6. And one other thing

People will still insist on two-loss teams getting into the field. Sorry, Auburn. I know that the idea of facing Georgia twice and Alabama once suggests the Tigers still have a chance, but they don’t. Still, we’re going to here too many analysts waste their breath on discussing two-loss teams.

If it didn’t happen last year with Penn State, it ain’t happening with Auburn or LSU or any other two-loss team that insists it’s still alive.

OK, mini rant over. Happy poll week, y’all.