The College Football Playoff committee does not shy away from discussing the importance of having an elite resume when deciding a team’s ranking.
And now that we have made it through five weeks of the 2021 college football season, some teams’ resumes are beginning to separate themselves from others.
There’s a clear understanding which two programs belong at the top – Georgia and Alabama – but which should be No. 1 and which should be No. 2 is not certain.
After those two teams, not many would dispute the existence of a rather large gap. I’m talking really large.
Here we give a look at how we would rank the top 10 teams if the College Football Playoff rankings came out after an exciting Week 5.
The initial round of rankings will be released on Nov. 2.