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Football Four: Clemson falls out, Auburn rises to top in College Football Playoff chase

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SportsPulse: USA TODAY Sports' Paul Myerberg provides his opinion of the top three programs in the history of college football. USA TODAY

Time to shed some preconceived notions. We’re all susceptible, because college football, and it’s extremely hard to resist. But here’s a thought experiment: If you didn’t know which team won it all last year and brought back a quarterback who makes NFL scouts drool … well? Where would you have Clemson?

While we’re at it, let’s dump some other presuppositions, too – like the idea that any team is cemented into the bracket (just because of course they’re in).