It is a butthurt article but I believe right now the argument should be Clemson or Michigan as #1 and Alabama #3 then tough battle for #4 with A&M and Washington. Louisville's schedule hurts them but is in the picture. Ohio St. with loss to non top 10 and overtime game is not right now. Clemson and Michigan each have 3 top 25 wins and Alabama has 1. It could change but as it stands now, the Tide results are not as good as the other 2.
Clemson is playing like crap. The first playoff rankings are meaningless anyway.