Paywalled. Too bad. Was really looking forward to reading that.
This is what happens when lazy writers use statistics without taking into account who they played. He also writes some garbage from spots information office press releases to justify each rank.
1. Oregon
Record: 4-0 (1-0) | AP rank: No. 6 | Stats: 523.8 yards per game (8.09 yards per play), .38 EPA/play (2.3 EPA/drive)
2. Ohio State
Record: 3-0 |
AP rank: No. 1 |
Stats: 475.3 ypg (7.79 ypp), .31 EPA/play (1.7 EPA/drive)
3. Indiana
Record: 4-0 (1-0) | AP rank: No. 11 | Stats: 588.5 ypg (7.95 ypp), .38 EPA/play (2.3 EPA/drive)
4. Florida State
Record: 3-0 | AP rank: No. 8 | Stats: 628.7 ypg (8.9 ypp), .52 EPA/play (3.2 EPA/drive)
5. USC
Record: 4-0 (2-0) | AP rank: No. 21 | Stats: 583.8 ypg (9.19 ypp), .50 EPA/play (2.9 EPA/drive)
6. Georgia Tech
Record: 4-0 (1-0) | AP rank: No. 16 | Stats: 492.3 ypg (8.1 ypp), .20 EPA/play (1.1 EPA/drive)
7. Vanderbilt
Record: 4-0 (1-0) | AP rank: 18 | Stats: 482.3 ypg (7.72 ypp), .39 EPA/play (2.3 EPA/drive)
8. Penn State
Record: 3-0 | AP rank: No. 3 | Stats: 437.3 ypg (6.43 ypp), .20 EPA/play (1.2 EPA/drive)
9. Utah
Record: 3-1 (0-1) | AP rank: Unranked | Stats: 453.5 ypg (5.95 ypp), .19 EPA/play (1.3 EPA/drive)
10. Tennessee
Record: 3-1 (0-1) | AP rank: No. 15 | Stats: 554 ypg (7.13 ypp), .29 EPA/play (1.7 EPA/drive)
11. Virginia
Record: 3-1, 1-0 | AP rank: Unranked | Stats: 564.5 ypg (7.19 ypp), .27 EPA/play (1.7 EPA/drive)
12. Cincinnati Record (2-1) | AP rank: Unranked | Stats: 438.3 ypg (8.38 ypp), .35 EPA/play (1.7 EPA/drive)
13. Missouri
Record: 4-0 (1-0) | AP rank: 20 | Stats: 438.3 ypg (8.38 ypp), .31 EPA/play (2.1 EPA/drive)
14. Michigan Record: 3-1 (1-0) | AP rank: No. 19 | Stats: 436.8 ypg (6.85 ypp), .18 EPA/play (1.0 EPA/drive)
15. Arkansas Record: 2-2 (0-1) | AP rank: n/a | Stats: 552 ypg (8.12 ypp), .38 EPA/play (2.2 EPA/drive)
Just missed the cut: Iowa, Miami, Texas Tech, Ole Miss, BYU, North Texas, Texas State, Auburn, Kansas, Jacksonville State