Has OState played a ranked opponent?
#12 Wisconsin and #19 Cincinnati
Clemson has beaten 4 top 25 teams including #10 Auburn non conference. I’m surprised OSU is still ranked so high. They’ve played the weakest schedule by far of any of the top teams.
When did they play Auburn? I looked at their results on ESPN, they played Texas A&M, but not Auburn.
“ Clemson has beaten 4 top 25 teams including #10 Auburn non conference.“
I believe that was from 2017. See link for the 2019 schedule.
I just heard a conversation on ESPN regarding how weak the ACC is that a defending National championship team that is undefeated and played no ranked teams might be left out because there may be 1 loss teams with a better resume this year.
Just for my thoughts on that topic. They will not be left out.
https://clemsontigers.com/sports/football/schedule/season/2019/
Check the facts. Clemson has played just one ranked team, then #12 Texas A&M in week 2. Clemson did not and will not play Auburn this year. Clemson will not play a ranked team in the ACC championship game. Historically, the ACC has been the weakest of the power 5 NCAA football conferences. And this year's ACC season has been among the worst in their largely mediocre history.
As for Texas A$M, It is well-known that SEC schools are heavily over-ranked early in the season in a concerted effort by the media (which is east coast based, not Midwest as you falsely assert) to pump up the top 3 or 4 SEC schools at the end of the year to pack the CFB with at least 2 SEC schools.
As for OSU, they have played two then ranked teams perennial top 10 Wisconsin (then 13) and then 25 Michigan St. OSU has also played currently ranked Cincinatti. And it should be noted that in each of the next 3 weeks, OSU will play (currently ranked) #8 Penn St., #13 Michigan AND either #10 Minnesota or a more likely rematch against #12 Wisconsin. Please also consider that Big Ten schools - unlike ACC and SEC schools - are prohibited by their conference from playing weak sister non-FBS schools.
Clemson is cake walking their way into the CFP. Only TA&M was a ranked at the time team they’ve played, kinda embarrassing!!