AL.com All-Access: Why isn't Clemson ranked No. 1 in the country right now?
Oct 4, 2017, 2:23 PM
"The fact that the AP and coaches poll don't carry any official weight with the College Football Playoff selection committee is probably a factor here. But if Alabama had Clemson's resume and wasn't ranked No. 1, it would be a national story, or at least fodder for talk shows all over the region, wouldn't it?"