College Football Playoff Rankings What To Watch For
Last week, the College Football Playoff Committee released the first official rankings. Again, using two different polls and rankings makes no sense. Teams should be ranked from the start, but that is another topic for another day.
However, if you looked at the rankings last week, you saw some things that stood out outside of the 12 teams initially ranked in the playoff. And everyone gets up in arms about the first official rankings, but let’s be honest, these things change.
And heading into the November 12th rankings, there will be a lot that will change.
College Football Playoff Rankings, Nov. 5
Oregon (9-0) | Projected No. 1 seed
Ohio State (7-1) | Projected No. 5 seed
Georgia (7-1) | Projected No. 2 seed
Miami (FL) (9-0) | Projected No. 3 seed
Texas (7-1) | Projected No. 6 seed
Penn State (7-1) | Projected No. 7 seed
Tennessee (7-1) | Projected No. 8 seed
Indiana (9-0) | Projected No. 9 seed
BYU (8-0) | Projected No. 4 seed
Notre Dame (7-1) | Projected No. 10 seed
Alabama (6-2) | Projected No. 11 seed
Boise State (7-1) | Projected No. 12 seed
SMU (8-1)
Texas A&M (7-2)
LSU (6-2)
Ole Miss (7-2)
Iowa State (7-1)
Pittsburgh (7-1)
Kansas State (7-2)
Colorado (6-2)
Washington State (7-1)
Louisville (6-3)
Clemson (6-2)
Missouri (6-2)
Army West Point (8-0)
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The rankings listed above were from November 5th, but with Miami and Georgia losing and BYU inching out a victory over Utah, there will be movement on who will be in the Top 4.
Remember, folks, Notre Dame can’t be a four-seed since it doesn’t play in a conference. Still, after that horrific Week 2 loss to Northern Illinois, it is getting help from the chaos in the conferences, and it may have secured a spot in the college football playoff.
SMU is the unbeaten team in the ACC. Keep an eye on where Miami is because if they do not drop, the committee values the Hurricanes' talent and brand newness more than SMU.
Miami played with fire all season as a second-half comeback team, and they paid for it. Georgia Tech ran the ball for over 230 yards. So it will be interesting to see where the Committee Values them and the loss.
You must expect Ole Miss and Alabama to move up along with Tennessee. Georgia was the projected two seed, but with a second loss, it could be Tenneeseee’s spot. Or does Texas take over that position? What is left for Georgia with two losses? The SEC, for once, is wide open.
Oregon will be one in the Big Ten, with Ohio State staying at five. Where does Indiana get ranked? Do they move up? Is Penn State ranked higher than the Hoosiers?
What about BYU? The Cougars won but got some help. Remember, the gap between BYU, ranked 9th but seeded 4th, and Boise State, ranked 12 is not that much. Could the Broncos get up into the top four near the end of this thing?
Colorado is definitely going to move up. They are alive for the Big 12 title game.
So many questions remain unanswered as we head into Week 2 of the Official College Football Playoff Rankings after Week 11 of the season. There is still so much more chaos and movement to come.