Since the argument was reframed, it is sort of different. Boise last year at this point, where the knocked off Georgia(better than Michigan) and then a bunch of scrubs, is similar to Bama's schedule so far.

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HOWEVER, Alabama has not proven itself the way you expect a #1 team at this point in the season, because the nonconference big game was diminished by the shellacking and the subsequent loss to Notre Dame, and the conference schedule is back loaded (yes, we avoid UF, UGA, and SCar, but there will be plenty of meat by the time we start talking about BCS title game resumes...certainly more than many previous champions.)

You can't rank a team in the polls on games you think they'll win in the future. While they might very easily win out, that has yet to be seen.

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But back to my previous question - wouldn't the same argument that puts Florida #1 actually make a better case for Notre Dame...unless you ASSUME that LSU is a super elite team?

How is it assuming? Most of the media puts them at #6 in the country. You might not agree, but that is the general consensus. Notre Dame hasn't beat anyone that people consider the number 6 team in the country.