Who should be No. 1 in the college football rankings if Georgia beats Texas?

By the time the Oregon Ducks struggled to pull away from Idaho in Week 1, the public was already calling Dan Lanning's team overrated. And while it's true that the Ducks should have respected the Big Sky, since that shaky win the Ducks have been as dominant as anyone would have expected at the start of the season ranked third in the country. That's why if Georgia beats Texas on Saturday afternoon in Austin, the Ducks should start next week as the top-ranked team in the country.

A narrow win against Boise State in Week 2 didn't seem like a quality win at the time, but with the rise of Heisman front-runner Ashton Jeanty, the Broncos appear to be a deserving top-25 team and this win is looking more impressive every week. Additionally, the team has taken care of business in Oregon's other games, beating its last four unranked opponents by at least 21 points each.

As it stands, Oregon's resume looks like this; a shaky win in Week 1, then two quality wins (including a win against then-second-ranked Ohio State) and four dominant wins. Perhaps the most important factor in this argument is the “0” in the loss column. By the way, that's a zero, not an “O”.

Dillon Gabriel skyrocketed in the Heisman rankings in Oregon's 7-0 start, completing 77 percent of his passes this season. The Ducks would deserve a jump to first place if Texas falls this weekend.

It wasn't a terrible loss – there's no shame in losing at Alabama, especially when that loss came on one of the craziest college football games many of us have ever seen – but it's still a loss. A win at Texas would move Georgia up in the rankings, but it shouldn't be the top spot.

Georgia appears to be playing at the level of its competition this season; After a standout Week 1 win over Clemson, the Bulldogs looked shaky against Kentucky and Mississippi State. That could all be forgotten if Georgia beats Texas, and Kirby Smart's team will no doubt get some first-place votes if they escape Austin with a win, but this loss could keep them out of the top spot until someone can beat Oregon – if anyone can beat Oregon.

We said that last weekend when Texas took on Oklahoma, but this time we mean it. Oklahoma's offense isn't quite what people expected, and the Longhorns had the game in hand from the first kickoff. When Georgia comes to town, it will probably be a different story. The Bulldogs are averaging over 315 yards per game through the air, a test Texas hasn't met in six weeks.

Georgia quarterback Carson Beck rushed for a career-high 459 yards against Mississippi State last weekend and is looking to make a statement against Texas in the biggest game of the year for both teams.