[Spiny_Norman]

The Committee gives a lot of weight to who you beat while the fans focus on the losses. 

Georgia getting tons of credit for its early win @ N.otre Dame.  That appears to be the best win of the year so far.

Oklahoma also getting a big bump for its victory at Columbus vs. Ohio State.

All of the top teams will have a chance to play at least one other top team and move up before conference championship games except for Wisconsin and UW.

Wisconsin has played no ranked teams.  In fact, they may not play any ranked teams until the conference championship game.

Similarly, Washington has played no ranked teams yet. If Stanford and WSU stumble down the stretch and fall out of the top 25, UW may not play any ranked teams either during the regular season.  They seem very vulnerable even if they win out.

Alabama's schedule has proven to be surprisingly easy so far in retrospect. No signature wins though they have been pretty dominant in conference. They play their toughest opponents in November - Miss St, Auburn and LSU.

[Spiny_Norman]

The Committee gives a lot of weight to who you beat while the fans focus on the losses. 

Georgia getting tons of credit for its early win @ N.otre Dame.  That appears to be the best win of the year so far.

Oklahoma also getting a big bump for its victory at Columbus vs. Ohio State.

All of the top teams will have a chance to play at least one other top team and move up before conference championship games except for Wisconsin and UW.

Wisconsin has played no ranked teams.  In fact, they may not play any ranked teams until the conference championship game.

Similarly, Washington has played no ranked teams yet. If Stanford and WSU stumble down the stretch and fall out of the top 25, UW may not play any ranked teams either during the regular season.  They seem very vulnerable even if they win out.

Alabama's schedule has proven to be surprisingly easy so far in retrospect. No signature wins though they have been pretty dominant in conference. They play their toughest opponents in November - Miss St, Auburn and LSU.