College Football Playoff Rankings reactions: Clemson overrated, North Carolina underrated in new top 25

The 2022 season is winding down, and the race for the School Soccer Playoff is coming into focus. The third version of the CFP Rankings have been launched on Tuesday night time, and there have been no adjustments among the many prime 5. Georgia chimed in at No. 1, Ohio State stayed at No. 2, Michigan is firmly within the No. 3 spot, upstart TCU remained at No. 4 after a win over Texas, and Tennessee sits as the primary crew out at No. 5 with its lone loss to UGA.

There have been some movers, although. Washington jumped up eight spots to No. 17 after its win over No. 12 Oregon in Eugene, Oregon, final weekend. That broke a 23-game dwelling successful streak for the Geese. North Carolina additionally moved to No. 13, leaping two spots after its wild win over Wake Forest. In the meantime, the groups ranked instantly behind the Volunteers (properly, those that didn’t lose) all inched up a spot.

Here’s a have a look at the overrated and underrated groups within the newest version of the CFP Rankings.

Overrated: No. 9 Clemson

Eye check is a part of the standards for the CFP Choice Committee, and it is onerous to justify Clemson passing it — at the least from an offensive perspective. Its quarterback, DJ Uiagalelei, has been benched twice for ineffective play, and the Tigers offense has sputtered extra instances than run down truck with an engine about to present out. 

What’s Clemson’s signature win apart from now-No. 19 Florida State? A victory over a remarkably common now-No. 24 NC State? These are remarkably bland, particularly contemplating the place fellow ACC foe North Carolina chimes into the rankings (extra on that in a second).

Here is the reality: Clemson is within the prime 10 solely resulting from model recognition. That is it.

Underrated: No. 13 North Carolina

OK, so Clemson is 4 spots forward of UNC and the one loss for every is to Notre Dame? The Tar Heels fell to the Preventing Irish 45-32, whereas the Tigers dropped a 35-14 resolution in South Bend, Indiana, a sport by which they by no means had a shred of management. It was a blowout that, fairly frankly, was nowhere close to as shut as that 35-14 rating signifies. 

Sure, North Carolina’s loss got here at dwelling with Clemson’s on the highway. Apparently that is value 4 spots within the committee’s thoughts? The committee is telling us the Tigers’ two halfway-decent wins are value 4 spots even if the Tar Heels seemed significantly better within the comparative loss? I do not get it.

Overrated: No. 12 Oregon

The Geese are forward of one-loss UNC (see above) and No. 14 Ole Miss. We have already mentioned the Heels, so let’s discuss in regards to the Geese compared to the Rebels.

Oregon’s two losses are to the No. 1 (Georgia) and No. 17 (Washington) groups. Ole Miss’ two losses are to No. 6 (LSU) and No. 8 (Alabama). Plus, Ole Miss performs within the SEC, which the committee has already established as a think about its decision-making. The Rebels do have a win over a ranked opponent, No. 16 UCLA. Is that value two spots within the rankings? I do not suppose so. 

It is virtually as if the committee fell in love with the Geese final week and did not wish to come off of that stance this week although there are extra worthy two-loss groups on this planet of school soccer.