Clemson is clearly one of the best teams in the country and has been ranked in the top five consistently all season. Sure, the Tigers have had some close calls against teams like Troy and N.C. State, but they've still won the games. And they've played two top-15 teams on their way there.
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While their victories haven't been blowouts like Alabama's, wins are still wins and being undefeated is still quite the feat. However, CBS analyst Rick Neuheisel strongly believes that Clemson being ranked anything higher than four in tonight's CFP rankings would be absolutely ludicrous.
The only reason they could be three is because of what they did a year ago. That's wrong. You cannot tell me that Clemson has played better than Washington this year. That would be ridiculous (for Clemson to be ranked third in tonight's CFP rankings). That would be head in the sand. That would be following the polls as they have always done. We said two weeks ago when Clemson had the near miss against North Carolina State - for them to stay at No. 3 in one poll and No. 4 in the other given that game, people are not watching the games. They've struggled. They struggled to be Troy. They struggled to beat NC State, but I think their win over Auburn trumps anything Washington has done because Washington's non-conference was so weak. I think the committee is going to look at that. Plus, the Pac 12 is a little weird - up is down and down is up."
Washington has eight wins with victories over Rutgers, Idaho, Portland State, Arizona, Stanford, Oregon, Oregon State and #16 Utah.
According to the latest AP Poll, Clemson has impressive wins over #5 Louisville, #11 Auburn, and #19 Florida State. Their other wins include Troy, South Carolina State, Boston College, Georgia Tech and N.C. State.
[h/t Tiger Net]
