Should Ohio State even be ahead of TCU?
Ohio State
Ws Notre Dame (#21) and @Penn State (current #8 could be jumped)
Ls killed at home vs current #3 Michigan
Record vs P5 9-1
No FCS and destroyed Toledo, the MAC Champ
TCU
Ws K State (current #10) and at #20 Texas
Ls OT in the CG vs current #10 K State (could go up)
Record vs P5 10-1
One FCS
It is close enough that I would put Ohio State at #4 to avoid the rematch with Michigan.
As to Bama they only played 9 P5 games. That and the FCS game should be enough to punish them.
Bama
Ws at #20 Texas and home vs #24 Miss State
Ls heartbreaker at #7 Tenn and OT heartbreaker at LSU (who will drop from #14)
Record vs P5 7-2 (only 7 Ws!!!!)
One FCS
Their best win is Texas, which TCU also did and had an easier time of it. Also they didn't even win their division.