If the past two months are any indication, the College Football Playoff system has a mess on its hands.
And the cleanup work starts Tuesday when 13 members of CFP selection committee untangle a large and tightly packed field to determine their first rankings of the season.
Another weekend of upsets did not make the job any easier.
Or, as Ohio State coach Urban Meyer remarked after his team surprised Penn State in the final minutes: "Wow. What the heck just happened?"
Alabama looks like the only sure bet at this point, the Crimson Tide ensconced at No. 1. After that, more than a half-dozen teams _ some undefeated, some with one loss _ are scrambling for the remaining slots in the CFP's coveted final four.
The pack includes sixth-ranked Clemson, trying to rebound from a midseason shocker at Syracuse.
"If we want something, we're going to have to go and get it," coach Dabo Swinney said. "And we're one of the teams that has a chance."
CFP voters will issue five weekly rankings leading up to a Dec. 3 announcement of the four teams that get to play for the national championship.
Anyone who disagrees with the first list might not have to wait long to see a change.
