I'm not going to get my hopes up but weird crap can still happen.
Here's the path to #2
ND loses to USC
Oregon loses to OSU
Florida loses to FSU
FSU loses in the ACC Championship
we could reach #1 if Alabama and/or Georgia lose to the shitty teams they play this week and then which ever loses this week wins next week in the SEC Championship.
I think the first three are very possible, the FSU, Alabama, and Georgia scenarios, lol