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College Football Playoff Top 5: OSU, UGA, & Michigan Explained

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Why are the Washington Huskies No. 5?
"With regards to Washington, huge win over Oregon, who we have at No. 6, but in looking at that, the game most recently, two most recent games at home against Arizona State and on the road at Stanford from a committee standpoint gave us some pause and put them in at No. 5." - Boo Corrigan, College Football Playoff Selection Committee chair
Why are the Ohio State Buckeyes No. 1?
"The win against Penn State, to win at Notre Dame, the win at Wisconsin, they've proven they can do it at home, they've proven they can do it on the road. They have explosive plays. Down a receiver, Marvin Harrison, Jr., who's clearly one of the top players in the country. As we look at it, as we evaluate it, it is part of the overall evaluation, but a top 5 defense that's given up about 10 points a game really does play into it, as well. To pick completely on one side when the other side is so dominant, and the offense is really, really good, so we've got to take all that into account as we're looking at it, and we came to the conclusion as a committee that they deserved the No. 1 ranking." - Boo Corrigan, College Football Playoff Selection Committee chair
Why are the Georgia Bulldogs No. 2?
"Well, I think you look at the rivalry game with Florida and the way they played the game against Kentucky, and to win that 51-13, added to the fact that Brock Bowers did not play against Florida, their overall team makeup, team speed, defense allowing about 14 points a game, in total body of work, you've got to be able to make these decisions as you're looking at it, and again, the beauty of it is to have Coach Taylor, Coach Ault, Jim Grobe and have Coach Grobe in there as former coaches and their ability to talk about what they see as well really enhances kind of the overall experience of everyone in the room to make sure that we're getting this right." - Boo Corrigan, College Football Playoff Selection Committee chair
Why are the Michigan Wolverines No. 3?
"Michigan has played well all season. The fact of the matter is no one knows what happened. We're dealing right now -- the NCAA is dealing right now with allegations only. The committee makes its judgments based on what happened on the field, and clearly Michigan has been a dominant team." - Bill Hancock, the executive director of the College Football Playoff
Why are the Florida State Seminoles No. 4?
"Again, I think as you look at the full body of work, Florida State being No. 4, the win over LSU, the win against Duke, kind of a front-loaded schedule, if you will, they've looked really good. Offensively putting up 41 points a game. Their defense is ranked in the top 20. But again, as we looked at it overall and went through the process, we came out with Ohio State 1, Georgia 2, Michigan 3, Florida State 4." - Boo Corrigan, College Football Playoff Selection Committee chair
Why are the Washington Huskies No. 5?
"With regards to Washington, huge win over Oregon, who we have at No. 6, but in looking at that, the game most recently, two most recent games at home against Arizona State and on the road at Stanford from a committee standpoint gave us some pause and put them in at No. 5." - Boo Corrigan, College Football Playoff Selection Committee chair
Why are the Ohio State Buckeyes No. 1?
"The win against Penn State, to win at Notre Dame, the win at Wisconsin, they've proven they can do it at home, they've proven they can do it on the road. They have explosive plays. Down a receiver, Marvin Harrison, Jr., who's clearly one of the top players in the country. As we look at it, as we evaluate it, it is part of the overall evaluation, but a top 5 defense that's given up about 10 points a game really does play into it, as well. To pick completely on one side when the other side is so dominant, and the offense is really, really good, so we've got to take all that into account as we're looking at it, and we came to the conclusion as a committee that they deserved the No. 1 ranking." - Boo Corrigan, College Football Playoff Selection Committee chair

College Football Playoff Top 5: OSU, UGA, & Michigan Explained

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