Let's get the easiest part out of the way: Georgia will be No. 1 in the second College Football Playoff rankings after winning 27-13 against last week's No. 1, Tennessee.
The Bulldogs will be followed by Big Ten rivals Ohio State and Michigan, rounding out an obvious and very uncontroversial top three.
Look for the debate to unfold from there and center on four teams:
- TCU, the fourth and final unbeaten team in the Bowl Subdivision;
- The Volunteers, who could still land at No. 4 despite Saturday's loss;
- LSU, which will remain the highest-ranked two-loss team and could leapfrog multiple one-loss teams after an emotional win against Alabama;
- And Clemson, which will fall out of the top four but may not plummet too far after an ugly loss to Notre Dame.