Oregon was supposed to beat Washington but that didn’t happen. Why can’t the argument be made that Oregon is still the better team or if not that then if Washington is number two, why not suggest that Oregon is the third best team?
TCU wasn’t suppose to beat Michigan last year and they probably weren’t considered best four.
Another argument is that Alabama is not the same team as week two. So what? Is Texas the exact same team as they were in week two?
The argument for Alabama or Georgia getting in are basically we know better and your wins only count if it fits our agenda.