Week 4 of the college football season saw plenty of big-time, exciting games between some of the top teams in the nation.
Things were more difficult for Georgia than Bulldogs’ fans would have liked, but UGA won 39-22 over Kent State
Alabama and Ohio State both rolled to victories. But things got somewhat chaotic after that.
Michigan, Clemson, USC and Kentucky all won close games, while Oklahoma lost to Kansas State and Arkansas lost to Texas A&M.
In the headliner of the weekend, Tennessee took down Florida in Knoxville 38-33.
With another week in the books, we have a firm idea who the top three teams in America are. Beyond the top-three,
there’s plenty to debate. Are Kentucky and Tennessee actual contenders? Can Clemson,
USC and Michigan do enough to give any team a tough time in the College Football Playoff?
Former Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray, now a college football analyst with ESPN,
provided me with his own personal rankings of the top 10 teams following Week 3.
1. Georgia Record: 4-0 Week 4 result: Beat Kent State 39-22 Where Aaron had them last week: #1 National championship odds: +175
2. Ohio State Record: 24-0 Week 4 result: Beat Wisconsin 52-21 Where Aaron had them last week: #2 National championship odds: +250
3. Alabama Record: 4-0 Week 4 result: Beat Vanderbilt 55-3 Where Aaron had them last week: #3 National championship odds: +200
4. Clemson Record: 4-0 Week 4 result: Beat Wake Forest 51-45 Where Aaron had them last week: #6 National championship odds: +1,400
5. Michigan Record: 4-0 Week 4 result: Beat Maryland 34-27 Where Aaron had them last week: #7 National championship odds: +2,500
6. Tennessee Record: 4-0 Week 4 result: Beat Florida 38-33 Where Aaron had them last week: Unranked National championship odds: +6,600
7. Kentucky Record: 4-0 Week 4 result: Beat Northern Illinois 31-23 Where Aaron had them last week: #10
8. Oklahoma State Record: 3-0 Week 4 result: Off week Where Aaron had them last week: #9 National championship odds: +10,000
9. NC State Record: 4-0 Week 4 result: Beat UConn 41-10 Where Aaron had them last week: Unranked National championship odds: +15,000
10. Washington Record: 4-0 Week 4 result: Beat Beat Stanford 40-22 Where Aaron had them last week: Unranked National championship odds: +10,000