Week 4 of the college football season featured plenty of big-time, exciting games between some of the top teams in the nation.
Though more difficult than Georgia would have liked, UGA beat Kent State, 39-22. Alabama and Ohio State both rolled to victories. But results were somewhat more chaotic after that. Michigan, Clemson, USC and Kentucky won close games. 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 personal rankings of the top 10 teams following Week 3.
Murray’s rankings, plus each team’s national title odds (courtesy of BetMGM), following Week 3:
10
Washington
Record: 4-0
Week 4 result: Beat Stanford, 40-22
Where Aaron had them last week: Unranked
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
8
Oklahoma State
Record: 3-0
Week 4 result: Off week
Where Aaron had them last week: No. 9
National championship odds: +10,000
7
Kentucky
Record: 4-0
Week 4 result: Beat Northern Illinois, 31-23
Where Aaron had them last week: No. 10
National championship odds: +10,000
6
Tennessee
Record: 4-0
Week 4 result: Beat Florida, 38-33
Where Aaron had them last week: Unranked
National championship odds: +6,600
5
Michigan
Record: 4-0
Week 4 result: Beat Maryland, 34-27
Where Aaron had them last week: No. 7
National championship odds: +2,500
4
Clemson
Record: 4-0
Week 4 result: Beat Wake Forest, 51-45
Where Aaron had them last week: No. 6
National championship odds: +1,400
3
Alabama
Record: 4-0
Week 4 result: Beat Vanderbilt, 55-3
Where Aaron had them last week: No. 3
National championship odds: +200
2
Ohio State
Record: 4-0
Week 4 result: Beat Wisconsin, 52-21
Where Aaron had them last week: No. 2
National championship odds: +250
1
Georgia
Record: 4-0
Week 4 result: Beat Kent State, 39-22
Where Aaron had them last week: No. 1
National championship odds: +175
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