In case you missed them, here are the current College Football Playoff Rankings, hot off the presses:
1. Oregon
2. Ohio State
3. Texas
4. Penn State
5. Indiana
6. Notre Dame
7. Alabama
8. Miami
9. Ole Miss
10. Georgia
11. Tennessee
12. Boise State
13. SMU
14. BYU
15. Texas A&M
16. Colorado
17. Clemson
18. South Carolina
19. Army
20. Tulane
21. Arizona State
22. Iowa State
23. Missouri
24. UNLV
25. Illinois
Instant reactions:
* Georgia beat Tennessee by two touchdowns yet is only one slot ahead of the Vols. Sure, why not?
* It feels like Texas is at #3 for lack of a better option. The Longhorns haven’t beaten a top 20 team all season, barely escaped against Arkansas, and should be a trendy upset pick if they don’t get got by Texas A&M or defenestrated in the SEC Championship Game.
* Texas A&M isn’t technically out of the running, but they may need to beat Texas and beat them soundly to jump the Longhorns in the SEC pecking order.
* Indiana could save the committee a lot of heartburn by beating Ohio State in a close one. But they could give the committee a bad case of it by beating the breaks off the Buckeyes. Where would two loss Buckeye squad slot in amongst the two loss SEC teams?
* Tennessee’s best win is #7 Alabama. Ole Miss’s best win is #8 Georgia. Georgia’s best win is #3 Texas. Alabama’s best win is #8 Georgia. Indiana’s best win is…..Nebraska?
* Go Army.
* Penn State at #4 would be the best conceivable candidate for the honor of “first higher seed to be upset at home in a playoff game.” That Penn State team is the gridiron equivalent of a three legged cat that’s deaf in one ear. It’s still hopping around but is really only a split second away from disaster.
Go ‘Dawgs!!!