Alabama beat the #3 team in the country and the preseason favorite to win the ACC and that team was FSU. Alabama knocked out their Heisman trophy favorite qb and other starters and FSU went in a tail spin for the season. Bama gets no credit for the win while Clemson in the 6th game of the year lost to a pathetic Syracuse team, The pollsters love Clemson so they ignore the loss. Clemson year after dominates a basketball conference in football. Put them in the SEC where they belong. Beating up NC State, Duke and NC is not the SEC.
Not arguing about Clemson I agree..but come on the sec east was total garbage except for georgia...
Defending champions though, one-loss team that wins a major conference convincingly. It’s still about wins and losses. They’re a no brainer to make the top four.
Hell saban himself said last year that a team that didnt win its conference let alone its division should be in playoff..
Clemson beat #4 Auburn earlier in the season and is wiping the floor with #7 Miami right now. It’s hard to make the case that they are not a top NCAA team as this season comes to a close.