I personally believe we have a better chance moving to 1 vs dropping to 3 after this weekend. However, even if we moved to 3, WHO CARES? We will still be matched up with OU. The game would still 99% be played in Dallas.
I look for the top 8 teams in the rankings that come out Tuesday night to be:
Clemson
BAMA
OU
Iowa
Mich St
Ohio St
Stanford
NC
OU and the Iowa-Mich St game are in the playoffs. BAMA and Clemson win, they are in too. Most likely the top 4 stays as is.
If BAMA or Clemson were to lose, Ohio St is next up. If both were to lose, I think NC gets the 2nd spot over Stanford.
In a prefect world, I'd love the final 4 to be:
BAMA
OU
Mich St
Ohio St
Get to beat OSU and then OU. Revenge for the last 2 bowl games