The new rankings illustrate what I put forth a few weeks ago--that FSU could have won out and still missed the playoffs.
As of now, this will not happen. GT, up next for FSU, now looks like a strong enough team for an FSU win to impress. And more importantly, the Miss St loss to Ole Miss took Miss St out of contention.
However, I definitely believe--fair or not--that if Miss St had won they would be ahead of FSU, meaning FSU would now be fifth.
While not a Seminole fan, I am glad my doomsday scenario didn't hold. Had FSU been left out, I think the eventual champ's #1 rank would feel tainted in that the defending champ was still undefeated. So as it is, I think we will have a very legit champ when the year's all over.
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