From: james.m.gibson@gmail.com   
      
   Sagarin Predictor:   
   1. Oregon   
   2. Michigan   
   3. Ohio State   
   4. Texas   
   5. Penn State   
      
   Dolphin Predictive:   
   1. Michigan   
   2. Oregon   
   3. Ohio State   
   4. Texast'   
   5. Penn State   
      
   ESPN FPI:   
   1. Michigan   
   2. Ohio State   
   3. Penn State   
   4. Oregon   
   5. Alabama   
      
   Team Rankings:   
   1. Michigan   
   2. Ohio State   
   3. Oregon   
   4. Penn State   
   5. Georgia   
      
   FEI Ratings:   
   1. Michigan   
   2. Oregon   
   3. Ohio State   
   4. Georgia   
   5. Penn State   
      
   F+ Ratings:   
   1. Michigan   
   2. Oregon   
   3. Georgia   
   4. Ohio State   
   5. Penn State   
      
   Throughout these predictive ratings, Ohio State, Oregon, Georgia, and Penn   
   State make repeated top 5 appearances.  But aside from Kirby Smart, nobody is   
   making arguments for any of these teams to actually be in the CFP.  Which   
   means that it's not really    
   the best 4 teams.  It's really the 4 teams with the best season.  Which is why   
   an injury to a QB shouldn't be a DQ.   
      
   Oregon is likely better than Washington based on other common games.  But   
   Washington beat them twice.  So, we reward Washington.   
      
   It's possible that if Michigan really is the best team in the nation that Ohio   
   State is really the second best team and Penn State is really the third best   
   team.  But we know Penn State is not the best team due to the losses to Ohio   
   State and Michigan,    
   so nobody is going to argue for those 3 in the playoffs.   
      
   Georgia and Ohio State would actually have better arguments than Oregon or   
   Penn State, but nobody is seriously arguing for their inclusion either, even   
   though it seems likely that both of them are among the 4 best teams.   
      
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