Each week during the college football season, Dispatch sports writers Todd Jones, Tim May, Rob Oller and Bill Rabinowitz and sports editor Ray Stein make their choices for the College Football Playoff field.
Todd Jones, Dispatch college football writer
1. Clemson
2. Alabama
3. Oklahoma
4. Michigan State
How I see it: Here’s how it plays out in simple fashion: Clemson wins, it is in. Alabama wins, it is in. Michigan State wins, it is in ... or ... Iowa wins, it is in.