Borrowing this idea from other places, but prior to the NC, how would you re-rank the top 10 after the bowl games?
1. Bama - beat a very solid Washington team.
2. Clemson - dismantled a one-dimensional OSU.
3. Washington - Hung tough with Bama...for about 20 minutes. Still better than most.
4. FSU - Was much better than Michigan, score was deceptive
5. USC - Struggled with a PSU team that laid an egg against Michigan, but otherwise was very good.
6. Michigan - Hung tough without Peppers and Butt, but QB, OL, and RB play was very bad.
7. OSU - Whither offense? Or defense for that matter?
8. PSU - OSU should've beaten them and Michigan crushed them. Rest of resume is very good, still not sure how they hung so close to USC.
9. OU - Nice win to cap the season.
10. Wiscy - I don't care anymore.
The breaks indicate tiers. Bama and Clemson are in another class this year. Washington had a great year and FSU had a tough schedule and didn't pull out enough wins, but that team is talented. USC really came on late, but I thought they would do better against PSU. Michigan and OSU are very tight, but Michigan showed up for their bowl game, whereaas OSU didn't. I'm dinging PSU for getting smoked by Michigan and beating OSU on a fluke, but their game against USC showed them to be very good, last 2 minutes notwithstanding. OU had some bad losses this year and I'm not sure how good Auburn really is. If you wanted to put PSU and OU in the tier above or put them as high as 5, I wouldn't argue much. After #9, I think there's a drop in quality and included Wiscy, but I don't know how they would fare against teams like Oklahoma St. or Florida.