Rather than using metrics exclusively, I'm going to also throw an element of Gut Feel and Eye Test in it. I watched the Big 12, SEC, and Big 10 Championship games, and was the least impressed by IU and OSU.
| 1) Indiana (13-0) | ||||
| 8) Oklahoma (10-2) | 9) Notre Dame (11-2) | 9) Notre Dame (12-2) | ||
| 9) Notre Dame (10-2) | 4) Texas Tech (14-1) | |||
| 4) Texas Tech (12-1) | 4) Texas Tech (13-1) | |||
| 5) Oregon (11-1) | 5) Oregon (12-1) | |||
| 12) James Madison (12-1) | 2) Georgia (15-1) | |||
| 3) Ohio State (12-1) | ||||
| 6) Ole Miss (11-1) | 6) Ole Miss (12-1) | 3) Ohio State (12-1) | ||
| 11) Tulane (11-2) | 2) Georgia (14-1) | |||
| 2) Georgia (12-1) | 2) Georgia (12-1) | |||
| 7) Texas A&M (11-1) | 10) Alabama (11-3) | |||
| 10) Alabama (10-3) |
