Herbstreit believes Washington deserves to be in the top 4 (1:33) Kirk Herbstreit explains why Washington deserves to be number 4 in the College Football Playoff rankings but Ohio State controls their own destiny going forward. (1:33) 7:43 PM ET The Big Ten had another great night in the College Football Playoff rankings, with three teams in the Top 10, but it could have been even better. Michigan, as expected, remained No. 3 in the second set of rankings. The Wolverines’ forever arch rival, Ohio State, is No. 5. But should the Buckeyes be No. 4, ahead of Washington? Think about it. Ohio State has wins over three teams ranked by the committee: No. 11 Oklahoma, N0. 7 Wisconsin and No. 19 Nebraska. Two of those (Oklahoma and Wisconsin) came on the road, while the home win over Nebraska last week came by a score of 62-3. Washington has one win over a Top 25 team: No. 15 Utah. That victory also came on the road. According to ESPN’s FPI strength of schedule rankings, the Huskies have the fourth-easiest schedule of any Power 5 team to date. There is also a common opponent between the two teams: Rutgers. The Huskies…
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