Until you get to Baylor, the rankings are similar to how a 5 year-old would do them. This isn't hyperbole or insult, it's the truth. Losing is bad, losing more is worse than losing less, etc. Zero context.
Now yes, if something is obvious, then it's known by adults and small kids, but I doubt any of us would describe ranking the best college football teams as obvious. Silly maybe, but not obvious.
When I see a column of zeroes, then a column of ones, then twos....(say it with me) it's either laziness or simply the voters leaning too far towards resume. What's "too far" you ask? Well it's anytime the teams are ranked by number of losses, of course!
Technically, the best teams could all be undefeated and the next-best teams could all have one loss, but I give that a sub-1% chance...some non-zero number well below 1%.
So these's this interesting aspect of show-you-work-ism here. Basically, a list is bad if it strongly reflects listing norms, but you're not going to suggest where that order is wrong.
We'll start with the zero-loss teams. There's a zero behind four 1s and two 2s, and a zero behind four 1s and six 2s. So that's not conforming. The five undefeated that are smushing P5 schedules are generally liked by the stats as well as traditional stuff.
Then the issue with the 1-loss teams is they're pretty uninspiring. You have:
UGA which is workmanlike, best wins are good not great ND and UF teams. Lost to SC and had a dogfight with a QB-less UK team
Utah, another low ceiling squad with a decent loss and best wins of two 5-4 teams
Oregon, which has a good loss and the same 5-4 thing
Oklahoma, with one good win, a loss to lesser talented K-State, a so-so defense and a QB that is literally the poster child for benching your guy for someone better.
It's a cluster of fine. There's also a lost one-loss team behind seven two-loss teams.
Now you might say, there must be a good two-loss team to fill in. Here's the options
UF - Beat Auburn, competed with LSU, trailed SC going into the fourth quarter and kinda good not great all over
Auburn - A nice half team with one good win, one good loss and an uninspiring last week
Wisconsin with it loss to Ill, beatdown vs OSU one or so good wins
Michigan - Beat ND and been shaky in spots
ND - Best win is UVA and not much dominance
K-State - One good win, not a ton of dominance
Iowa - Best win is 5-3 Iowa State by a point. Next best is Purdue or Miami Ohio
Basically, you have very few one-loss teams and a mess of two-loss teams and none has a great case to be much higher than they are.