Things are finally (kind of) looking normal after bowl season. Our graph is finally connected! The Crimson Tide vault to a commanding lead before next week’s champsionship game, and their scarlet and gray opponents jump to #6. (If the Buckeyes can pull of a win, will they end up in #1? I think there’s a decent chance – they’d inherit a bunch of SEC “wins” from ‘Bama.)

1 - Alabama (12-0) (29.3203125)
2 - Louisiana (10-1) (24.53650665283203)
3 - Coastal Carolina (11-1) (22.807388305664062)
4 - BYU (11-1) (22.77869415283203)
5 - Texas A&M (9-1) (22.6640625)
6 - Ohio State (7-0) (22.255859375)
7 - Oklahoma State (8-3) (21.0865478515625)
8 - Ball State (7-1) (18.4404296875)
9 - Oklahoma (9-2) (18.063720703125)
10 - Texas (7-3) (17.0460205078125)
11 - Iowa State (9-3) (17.0196533203125)
12 - Cincinnati (9-1) (16.833526611328125)
13 - Liberty (10-1) (16.540557861328125)
14 - Notre Dame (10-2) (16.498046875)
15 - Georgia (8-2) (16.21002197265625)
16 - Buffalo (6-1) (15.919921875)
17 - Clemson (10-2) (15.685546875)
18 - San José State (7-1) (13.0771484375)
19 - West Virginia (6-4) (12.0069580078125)
20 - Northwestern (7-2) (11.970100402832031)
21 - TCU (6-4) (10.821533203125)
22 - Miami (OH) (2-1) (10.22021484375)
23 - Nevada (7-2) (9.81689453125)
24 - Florida (8-4) (8.2169189453125)
25 - Appalachian State (9-3) (8.1641845703125)