Ohio State definitely doesn't look like a Top-4 playoff team in the nation.
Also, Missouri is a team to really watch out for. 5-0, already beat a ranked K-State earlier this season, and up 2 scores on ranked LSU so far today.
At this point in the season, there don't appear to be any elite teams. This would be a good season for the 12-team playoff to start.
Yeah there's a lot more parity. I'm very excited for the 12-team playoff, they should have had that from the beginning. So that even for non-Power 5 teams, they have a shot.
My prediction, I think we'll see a PAC-12 team in the playoffs, probably Washington or Oregon IMO (they face off against each other next week btw). If Texas loses today, Florida State has a pretty clear path to make it as well. Although if Penn State impresses down the stretch and can beat Ohio State and Michigan, that makes things very intriguing.
Georgia and Michigan have had very easy schedules to date. Michigan will play some tough teams late, but Georgia's schedule is just easy all the way through to the SEC Champ. Game probably. But to me, they do not look like the true #1 team in the nation. They've been on upset alert like 3 times already this season, two of them to unranked teams