TUSCALOOSA—One constant remained valid in a time of chaos last week.
Alabama handled Mississippi State 51-3, staying at No. 1 in the College Football Playoff. Despite Clemson, Michigan and Washington all falling, the committee stuck with the Tigers and Wolverines in the top four. While Michigan holds serve at No. 3, Clemson fell to No. 4 after a heart-breaking 43-42 loss against Pittsburgh.
Washington is on the outside at No. 6.
Crimson Tide’s head coach Nick Saban will have his team prepared for this week’s meeting against UT-Chattanooga, as it looks to clean up some things before facing Auburn on Nov. 26.
Listed below is the entire top 25 College Football Playoff rankings for this week.
Top four seeds
1. Alabama
2. Ohio State
3. Michigan
4. Clemson
Teams on the outside looking in
5. Louisville
6. Washington
Everyone else
7. Wisconsin
8. Penn State
9. Oklahoma
10. Colorado
11. Oklahoma State
12. Utah
13. Southern California
14. West Virginia
15. Auburn
16. LSU
17. Florida State
18. Nebraska
19. Tennessee
20. Boise State
21. Western Michigan
22. Washington State
23. Florida
24. Stanford
25. Texas A&M
Stephen M. Smith is a senior analyst and columnist for Touchdown Alabama Magazine. You can “like” him on Facebook or “follow” him on Twitter, via @Smsmith_TDALMag.
