My rankings are based on one thing and one thing only – who I would make favored over whom on a neutral field.
1-Ohio St.
2-Ole Miss
3-Oregon
4-Alabama
5-Georgia
6-Texas
7-Penn St.
8-Notre Dame
9-Indiana
10-Texas A&M
11-Miami
12-South Carolina
13-Tennessee
14-SMU
15-Clemson
16-LSU
17-BYU
18-Louisville
19-Colorado
20-Missouri
21-Kansas St.
22-Boise St.
23-Iowa St.
24-Iowa
25-California
26-Tulane
27-Army
28-Ga. Tech
29-Va. Tech
30-Vanderbilt
31-Arkansas
32-Oklahoma
33-Washington
34-Pittsburgh
35-Cincinnati
36-Florida
37-North Carolina
38-Kentucky
39-TCU
40-USC
41-Auburn
42-Duke
43-Baylor
44-Minnesota
45-Arizona St.
46-UNLV
47-Michigan
48-Boston College
49-Washington St.
50-James Madison
Just Missed: Louisiana, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Illinois, Utah and Nebraska.