NOTRE DAME QUARTERBACK IAN BOOK HAS THE IRISH FIGHTING FOR A SPOT IN THE PLAYOFFS.

The regular season is half over for many teams while a couple highly-ranked teams have fallen from the ranks of the unbeaten (Oklahoma and LSU). The top four represent the four teams I think would be in the playoffs if they started today.

Here is the FootballStories Top 20

1 – Alabama (6-0)
2 – Georgia (6-0)
3 – Ohio State (6-0)
4 – Notre Dame (6-0)
5 – West Virginia (5-0)
6 – Clemson (6-0)
7 – Washington (5-1)
8 – UCF (5-0)
9 – Penn State (4-1)
10 – Oklahoma (5-1)
11 – LSU (5-1)
12 – Texas (5-1)
13 – Michigan (5-1)
14 – Wisconsin (4-1)
15 – Miami (5-1)
16 – Oregon (4-1)
17 – Auburn (4-2)
18 – Florida (4-1)
19 – Colorado (4-0)
20 – Texas A&M (4-2)

5 Teams to Watch – Mississippi State (4-2), Stanford (4-2), Kentucky (5-1), NC State (5-0), Cincinnati (6-0)

Dropped out – Oklahoma State (4-2), Michigan State (3-2), Virginia Tech (3-2)

Email Rock Hoffman at rock@footballstories.com