ESPN college football analyst Dan Mullen revealed his top 10 rankings ahead of Monday night's national championship showdown featuring No. 1 Michigan and No. 2 Washington.
Immediately upon posting his overall rankings, the former Florida and Mississippi State coach took heat for a puzzling top five.
After listing "Michigan/Washington" in the top two overall spots, placing Florida State third was controversial to say the least.
The Seminoles, despite being notably shorthanded in the Orange Bowl, were beaten by 63–3 by Georgia, who Mullen listed as just his sixth best team. The Bulldogs finished 13–1, with their lone defeat coming against SEC power Alabama in the SEC championship game.
Final top 10
— Dan Mullen (@CoachDanMullen) January 6, 2024
1. Michigan/Washington
2. Michigan/Washington
3. Florida State
4. Texas
5. Alabama
6. Georgia
7. Oregon
8. Ole Miss
9. Missouri
10. Ohio State
Placing Texas and Alabama at No. 4 and No. 5 respectively, both behind Florida State, also drew the ire of some college football fans on social media.
Bowl games matter. FSU should not be in the top ten. I got Georgia 3, bama 4 and Texas 5
— BillyC (@cripebill1) January 6, 2024
A bag of hammers, a bag of oyster shell, and Dan walk in a bar.
— chrisposeyGODAWGS (@chrisposeyTFMFG) January 6, 2024
No joke, just 3 worthless things rolling into a bar together. https://t.co/bv8w2US68p pic.twitter.com/OCjlXvu3Rf
There’s a reason you’re not a Head Coach anymore. https://t.co/XBAyAZpIf6
— JT (@the_dawg_father) January 6, 2024
UGA the 6th ranked team in the country https://t.co/y4yX93GFDW pic.twitter.com/tuAZQXbN2S
— Caleb Cook (@jcalebcook1) January 6, 2024
Coach c’mon Fl St 3??? The way they ended their year and Travis ain’t going to there either??? https://t.co/83kwAFkIpp pic.twitter.com/IE7Sli7aZJ
— Manny G (@MannyGRincon) January 6, 2024
🤡🤡🤡 https://t.co/aPJTs9yxnL pic.twitter.com/sZkCxJoZTl
— JD Kelly🟦 (@db3rdand11) January 6, 2024
https://t.co/dvluOB8sKN pic.twitter.com/oBeuLWtsKV
— FBSchedules.com (@FBSchedules) January 6, 2024
Please stop with putting FSU ahead of UGA … As a Gator, I’m with you on hating Georgia but no way anyone with knowledge of CFB can say FSU was better than UGA this year … FSU plays in the weakest CFB conference by far and you see all the SEC schools in your top 10 … stop it
— Rami Intriago (@rambo4Him) January 6, 2024
Florida State is not above Texas or Bama as a top 3 team. Stop it
— Gabriel Gamboa (We BIG 12 CHAMPS!!) (@GabeGamboa28) January 6, 2024
