COLUMBUS, Ohio — If the real College Football Playoff selection committee were putting together rankings this week, how would it deal with at least four teams who have a legitimate case for No. 1? Ohio State, Alabama, Clemson and Michigan — who should get the top spot? Ultimately being No. 1 doesn’t matter all that much as long as you’re in, but we’re in a situation with six undefeated teams who are real contenders, and a couple of of one-loss teams on the cusp. It’s a lot to sort through. But last week each member of our three-man mock committee had a different No. 1 team. That ended with Alabama being ranked No. 1. Here’s the selection process we go by, it’s the same one the real committee uses. This week two of our members agreed on the top team. It wasn’t Alabama. So we have a new No. 1 — some shuffling among Ohio State, Alabama and Clemson — and a new fourth team in the mix. You can see our full rankings below, and listen to the audio players embedded for our discussions of why we have these teams where they are. Here’s where we stand after Week…
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