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Twitter reacts to College Football Playoff rankings
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There was plenty to dissect after the second week of the College Football Playoff rankings.
Penn State is once again a top 10 squad. Wisconsin inches closer to the No. 4 spot even with two losses on its resume. Despite a blowout loss, Nebraska found itself ahead of an LSU team that held Alabama scoreless through three quarters.
Michigan stayed at No. 3, that was probably the least surprising ranking for any B1G team on Tuesday. What was the most talked about? Yep, it was Ohio State and that fourth spot.
Whatever aspect you found most interesting, you could find the discussion on Twitter.
Let’s start with the most interesting decision of the night.
While many argued that Ohio State’s body of work and a 62-3 win over No. 10 Nebraska legitimized the Buckeyes’ argument as the fourth-best team, an undefeated Washington team was granted the final spot.
Some people didn’t agree with that choice:
Ohio State should be No. 4. But it doesn’t really matter.
— Brian Bennett (@GBrianBennett) November 9, 2016
If the committee isn’t going to be consistent week to week on SOS, then we might as well ditch these rankings. Ohio State’s SOS much better.
— Brian Bennett (@GBrianBennett) November 9, 2016
But with three weeks left and a championship week following, there’s still some guaranteed losses looming for a couple top 10 teams:
Two of the top 10 teams in the latest @CFBPlayoff rankings are GUARANTEED a loss.
Alabama vs. Auburn
Ohio State vs. Michigan— Kevin McGuire (@KevinOnCFB) November 9, 2016
Penn State is back to national relevance in the post-Joe Paterno era:
Joe Paterno was fired five years ago tomorrow, tonight Penn State became a Top 10 team https://t.co/7NaneC2A0M
— Ben Jones (@Ben_Jones88) November 9, 2016
Each and every week, Michigan’s resume looks better and better:
So U-M has beaten three in the Top 12: Wisconsin at 7, Penn State at 10, Colorado at 12
— Mark Snyder (@Mark__Snyder) November 9, 2016
Also, Clemson/Michigan at #2/#3 doesn't matter, but, if U-M wins at Ohio State, U-M will jump Clemson.
— Drew Hallett (@DrewCHallett) November 9, 2016
#Michigan is the only team in the country with two top-10 wins by a combined 46 points. (Penn St, Wisconsin)
— Brandon Justice (@BrandonJustice_) November 9, 2016
With Wisconsin moving up the seventh spot, the Badgers are still alive and well for a berth in the College Football Playoff if they win out:
Wisconsin also another team that is on the fringes of the CFP race at No. 7 with a chance to win a division and knock off a top 5 team.
— Bryan Fischer (@BryanDFischer) November 9, 2016
Finally, what did we take away most from this week?
What have we learned two years and two weeks into the @CFBPlayoff process? It's all meaningless mumbo-jumbo until the final week.
— Kevin McGuire (@KevinOnCFB) November 9, 2016
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB