I'm just dumb enough to attempt to have a somewhat intelligent conversation about football in the sports forum. Here Goes:

My top 4 right now, I would have:
1) Ohio State
2) LSU
3) Clemson
4) Alabama

The next group in some order is UGA, PSU, OK, and Oregon

To my eyes, of the contenders, Ohio State and Clemson appear to be the strongest on defense. OSU has NFL dudes all over their defense, and especially at DB. Arnette and Okudah are lights out, and Chase Young is really tough to deal with. Clemson is blitzing from everywhere, and is developing into a great defense. While yesterday was no test, it was a nice look at how Clemson's undersized 3 man front could hold up against a power run game with play action(and without XT). That is what OSU is right now.

LSU has a very good offense, but I am not sure about their D. I feel the same way about Bama (assuming Tua comes back). I think LSU/Bama is a high scoring game, but I think LSU's D will make enough plays/force turnovers to win the game. I think Tua will be hobbled enough, if he plays, that LSU can get to him and win a 38-31 kind of game.

IF Bama loses without Tua, they will get the 4th playoff spot, and show up rested/pissed. I worry about their ability to run the ball when they need to. Their O-line isn't as dominant as years past, and I haven't seen them dominate lesser opponents on the ground.

Penn State is not a factor right now, but if they can continue to improve, and they beat OSU, they will be in. UGA can win their way in, but I don't think they have the receivers to make teams pay for stacking the box against their run.

Oklahoma would need some serious turmoil to make it in. They won't have another chance to impress, unless you are impressed by them beating Baylor twice.

Oregon, meh.

I do believe that Clemson looks to be working towards playing their best football at the right time. I think Clemson's best football is the best in the country, but it remains to be seen if they can play their best when it matters.

Gonna be fun to watch