Ahead of the first reveal by the College Football Playoff Committee on Tuesday night, the opinion shapers in college football have vastly different, even head-scratching evaluations of Top 25 teams and their strengths. Maybe the game needs a 36-team playoff to sort it out (not really.)
For example, in the AP Poll 6-3 Tennessee is still ranked No. 23 despite having no wins against opponents with a winning record, while 6-2 Iowa is not, even though the Hawkeyes blasted 5-3 Minnesota 41-3. Their only losses have been a 16-13 squeaker in Week 2 versus Iowa State, and a 20-15 loss in the last minute to 7-0, No.