Charles Woodson gives take on College Football Playoff number one seed

Charles Woodson can’t see how the College Football Playoff committee could justify putting anyone besides Michigan as the number one seed. The Wolverines defeated Iowa in the Big Ten Championship on Saturday to earn their spot among the final four teams.

Although Michigan entered the week at No. 2, many believe Alabama, previously No. 3, is destined to take the top spot following a win against No. 1 Georgia. But not the former Michigan cornerback.

“If we’re at number two and we win, we’re at number one,” Woodson said during halftime of the Big Ten title game on FOX. “Just leave it at that. I don’t care who you put at two, three and four. I don’t care.”

“You’re getting leapfrogged,” Brady Quinn responded.

“I look at it the same way,” Reggie Bush chimed in. “Georgia should be number three or four. Alabama number one and Michigan, depending on what happens today, they’ll be number one or two.”

Both Alabama and Michigan end the year with one loss, but for Bush and Quinn, it comes down to strength of schedule. The Wolverines’ top victory comes against Ohio State, while we just witnessed the Crimson Tide take out No. 1.

“They have the best win,” Quinn said of Alabama.

The Wolverines dominated the entire Big Ten Championship, racing out to a 14-3 lead before halftime. It’s not as if Iowa is a cupcake, and the defense held the Hawkeyes without a touchdown.

Michigan scored both of its first half touchdowns in the first quarter, and both came on massive plays. First, running back Blake Corum broke free for a 67-yard scamper into the end zone. Not even a minute later, the Wolverines ran a little trickery that led to running back Donovan Edwards throwing a 75-yard touchdown to Roman Wilson.

They piled on four more touchdowns in the second half to win 42-3.

The game was never in doubt, and after the result, neither is Michigan’s spot in the College Football Playoff. What remains up for grabs, though, is the all-important No. 1 ranking. But if you ask Charles Woodson, it’s obvious who should get the top seed in the Playoff.

Regardless of what happens, it seems likely that the committee will try to avoid a rematch between Alabama and Georgia in the semifinal games. As such, the Wolverines are looking at a likely matchup with the Bulldogs in the CFP.

The field is set to be announced at noon ET on Sunday and can be watched on ESPN.