ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit released his latest top six rankings following week nine action.
Herbstreit puts Alabama, Ohio State, Clemson, and Georgia among his top four. These teams would make his hypothetical College Football Playoff with BYU and Notre Dame on the outside looking in.
Last week, Alabama dominated Mississippi State in a shut out victory. Ohio State comfortably won over Big Ten contender Penn State, Clemson needed a comeback victory to prevail over Boston College, and Georgia won in a 14-3 snoozefest over Kentucky.
Herbstreit announced his rankings via his Twitter account:
My top 4 after WEEK 9
1-@AlabamaFTBL
2-@OhioStateFB
3-@ClemsonFB
4-@GeorgiaFootball
Next 2@NDFootball @BYUfootball— Kirk Herbstreit (@KirkHerbstreit) November 1, 2020
Oklahoma State also fell to Texas in an overtime loss, which puts the Cowboys’ College Football Playoff hopes on life support. The Big 12 likely won’t have a participant in the playoff.
Next week’s college football games feature a few contests among top rated teams. Firstly, in the ACC, Notre Dame faces Clemson for the top position in the conference. The duo could have a rematch in the ACC Championship as well.
In another must-watch game, the Georgia Bulldogs face the Florida Gators in Jacksonville, Florida in a game that will probably decide the SEC East. Will either one of these teams be able to beat Alabama in a potential SEC Championship Game?
Mac Jones and Alabama are looking like the National Championship favorite at the moment.
