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-Alabama
4-Oregon
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-Colorado
17-Missouri
18-Iowa St.
19-Boise St.
20-BYU
21-Kansas St.
22-LSU
23-Iowa
24-Louisville
25-Tulane
26-Arizona St.
27-Florida
28-Army
29-Ga. Tech
30-Va. Tech
31-Vanderbilt
32-Washington
33-Pittsburgh
34-Oklahoma
35-North Carolina
36-USC
37-Kentucky
38-TCU
39-Baylor
40-TCU
41-Auburn
42-Duke
43-Kansas
44-Illinois
45-Minnesota
46-Syracuse
47-UNLV
48-Michigan
49-Rutgers
50-James Madison
Just Missed: Wisconsin, Washington St., California, Memphis, Boston College & Nebraska.