Let’s start with the elephant in the room: UW continues to be ranked #5 in the CFP despite having more top-25 wins than any of the teams ahead of them. UW is 3-0 against teams that are currently in the top-25. Interestingly, there is one other team that is also 3-0 against top-25 teams: Oklahoma State. The problem for them is that they also have 2 very bad losses (South Alabama and UCF). But the discussion is about why Florida State continues to be ranked above UW.
Comparing UW and Florida State
In comparing UW to Florida State, UW does have more wins over current top-25 teams than Florida State (3 to 1).