Last week’s fake College Football Playoff debate was between No. 4 Texas A&M and No. 5 Washington Huskies . CFP chairman Kirby Hocutt cited the one-loss Aggies’ strength of schedule for why they were ahead of undefeated Washington. This week’s fake debate is between No. 4 Washington and No. 5 Ohio State Buckeyes . While the Huskies are certainly deserving at No. 4, the Buckeyes theoretically would be ahead if the CFP’s same stated logic was applied from last week. “Last week there was a close margin between the No. 4 team and No. 5, and at that particular time, the one-loss team that Washington was being compared to [Texas A&M], their only loss was to Alabama Crimson Tide ,” Hocutt said. “This week the one- loss team in that No. 5 position below Washington is Ohio State, and their loss is to Penn State Nittany Lions . That’s the difference in the eyes of the selection committee. But more than anything, it’s the consistency that we’ve seen week in and week out with Washington and what they’ve shown on the field.” The more you try to make sense of the weekly rankings, the more your head will hurt. It’s…
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