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What the CFP Committee said after the third release of the College Football Playoff Rankings

A look at what the CFP committee had to say about the latest rankings

With the release of the third College Football Playoff Rankings, Wisconsin saw themselves on the rise yet again while the top four remained steady.

Georgia, Alabama, Oregon, and Ohio State makes up the playoff if it started today, while undefeated Cincinnati would be on the outside looking in.

How solid are the top four? Can Cincinnati find a way to sneak into the playoff as the first Group of Five school to make it in? These are all questions that were touched on after the rankings were released. Current Iowa AD and College Football Playoff Selection Committee Chair Gary Barta addressed the biggest concerns. Here is what he had to say on Tuesday:

Wisconsin keeps on rising in the latest CFP rankings

The Badgers keep rising in the latest CFP rankings

After yet another win, Wisconsin football is on the rise again in the latest College Football Playoff rankings.

The newest rankings dropped on Tuesday evening, and the Badgers were in their highest spot to date. After coming in at No. 18 a week ago, Wisconsin moved up to No. 15 this week. On the back of six straight wins, the Badgers find themselves in the Big Ten West drivers seat, but still likely outside playoff consideration even if they win out.

The top four remained unchanged, as the highest-ranked team to lose was last week’s No. 8 Oklahoma who fell to Baylor and slipped all the way to No. 13.

Here is a look at the complete CFP rankings for Week 12:

Why Notre Dame is thrilled by CFP ranking Michigan ahead of Michigan State

Why the Michigan-Michigan State thing does matter, even if both lose to Ohio State.

The College Football Playoff committee released their third set of rankings on Tuesday night and it went on without much of an argument about anything.  The biggest controversy remained No. 6 Michigan being ahead of No. 7 Michigan State, who the Wolverines lost to just two weeks ago.

It may have been a surprise last week but it certainly wasn’t a second week in a row as the committee again ranked Michigan ahead of their in-state rivals.

What keeps being said though, is that “it doesn’t matter” because out of No. 4 Ohio State, No. 6 Michigan, and No. 7 Michigan State, whoever finishes with one loss will be in the College Football Playoff, anyway.

The committee is making it clear that although head-to-head results might matter, they can’t be viewed as the be-all-end-all to deciding who a better team is.

And that is great news for Notre Dame.

Great.

It doesn’t apply now but if No. 5 Cincinnati falls to SMU this week or potentially to No. 24 Houston in the American Athletic Conference championship, Notre Dame will be happier than a pig in you-know-what.

Related:  Notre Dame’s road map to the College Football Playoff

On the field results are a seen as a guide but don’t determine who a better team is.  Even though they continue to rank Oregon ahead of Ohio State, the committee simply ranking Michigan ahead of Michigan State does matter in that it shows that teams can move ahead of someone they lost to, despite having the same record.

If No. 5 Cincinnati falls at any point and No. 8 Notre Dame finishes at 11-1 do you think the Bearcats will still be ranked ahead of the Irish?

I didn’t ask if they should, I asked if they would.

I was seven years old in 1993 and I’m the last person on earth to have to be told that head-to-head results should matter more than anything else.  I’ll forever say that Notre Dame deserved the ’93 title over the Florida State team they beat, but history books award that title to the Seminoles.

It was wrong then and a one-loss Notre Dame team being ranked ahead of a potential one-loss Cincinnati team would be wrong now.

But that doesn’t mean it wouldn’t happen.

The committee has pretty much already said as much.

Related: 2021 College football coaching tracker 

Ohio State remains at No. 4 in new College Football Playoff Rankings

How do you feel with where Ohio State is in the College Football Playoff Rankings after this week? #GoBucks

The third release of the College Football Playoff Rankings are out and Ohio State is still sitting at No. 4 behind Georgia (1), Alabama (2), and Oregon (3). Behind the Buckeyes, rounding out the top ten are Cincinnati (5), Michigan (6), Michigan State (7), Notre Dame (8), Oklahoma State (9), and Wake Forest (10).

There wasn’t a whole lot of movement at the top this week and that makes sense since Oklahoma is the only team in the top ten that lost over the weekend. Now, we still have to question why Michigan State is ahead of Michigan, but nothing surprises me with the collection of minds they’ve put together on the committee any longer.

Ohio State now gets ready for the only matchup between top ten opponents when it hosts the Spartans on Saturday. As long as OSU takes care of business, from where it sits, it controls its own destiny as far as getting into all the fun at the end of things.

Stay with us as we continue to provide commentary and a preview of this game and all that goes with a race to the Big Ten championship and College Football Playoff.

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College Football Playoff Rankings: No change in the top seven teams as Georgia stays No. 1

Not a lot of movement this week as the top seven teams hold steady.

The College Football Playoffs updated their rankings on Tuesday night, and there were not a lot of changes. Georgia stayed in the top spot, and Alabama, Oregon, and Ohio State all stayed put in the top 4. There were actually no changes in the top seven teams, with Notre Dame being the first movement as they jumped to No. 8 after dominating a Brennan Armstrong-less Virginia last weekend.

Cincinnati, still undefeated, is hanging out in the fifth spot and hoping for one of the teams in front of them to slip up. We have just two weeks of the regular season left, meaning the window to make moves is closing rapidly.

Here are the full rankings:

After Baylor loss, Sooners fall to No. 12 in AP Poll

Oklahoma drops eight spots in the AP poll to No. 12 nationally after losing to Baylor 27-14.

The Sooners are having a very bad weekend. A trip to Waco, Texas, to play the Baylor Bears went poorly and the Sooners ended up coming back to Norman with their first loss of the season.

On top of that,they fell in the USA Today AFCA Coaches Poll as well as the Associated Press’s Top 25 poll. In the AP Poll, the Sooners fell eight spots from No. 4 to No. 12 following their 27-14 loss.

Baylor, who beat them, slots just above them at No. 11, while fellow Big 12 foe Oklahoma State has entered the top 10 at No. 9.

While the College Football Playoff isn’t really on Oklahoma’s mind as it stands, the Sooners are at least in a reasonable position to find themselves back into at least the top seven if they can win out the rest of their games.

Georgia, Alabama, Cincinnati, and Oregon lead the way as the top four teams in the country again as each won this past weekend. It’s important to note that the Crimson Tide leapfrogged the Bearcats.

Filling out the rest of the Top 10 in order is Ohio State, Notre Dame, Michigan State, Michigan, Oklahoma State, and Ole Miss.

The Sooners’ loss knocks them down to their lowest position in any poll this year and marks the first loss in November after 23 consecutive wins.

Oklahoma will look to bounce back when they host their final home game of the season against the Iowa State Cyclones who lost on a heartbreaker to the Texas Tech Red Raiders, 41-38, on a 62-yard field goal.

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College Football Playoff Rankings Prediction: Week 11

The College Football Playoff rankings come out on Tuesday night November 16th. What will the third round potentially look like? We give our best guess and prediction.

What will the third round of the College Football Playoff rankings potentially be? It’s our predicted guess on the top 25 when they come out on November 16.

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Note that below are NOT the actual 2021 College Football Playoff rankings – those come out Tuesday night. This is our prediction and projection of what the third round of the top 25 might be.

One thing to remember – the College Football Playoff committee starts from scratch each week.

College Football Playoff Rankings Prediction: Week 11, November 16   

25. Iowa Hawkeyes 8-2 (20)

24. Purdue Boilermakers 6-4 (19)

23. Auburn Tigers 6-4 (17)

22. NC State Wolfpack 7-3 (16)

21. UTSA Roadrunners 10-0 (23)

– AP Top 25 poll prediction: Week 11

20. Utah Utes 7-3 (24)

19. Arkansas Razorbacks 7-3 (25)

18. San Diego State Aztecs 9-1 (22)

17. Pitt Panthers 9-2 (21)

16. Texas A&M Aggies 7-3 (11)

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15. Wisconsin Badgers 7-3 (18)

14. BYU Cougars 8-2 (14)

13. Oklahoma Sooners 9-1 (7)

12. Ole Miss Rebels 8-2 (15)

11. Baylor Bears 8-2 (13)

– Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY prediction: Week 11

10. Wake Forest Demon Deacons 9-1 (12)

9. Oklahoma State Cowboys 9-1 (10)

8. Notre Dame Fighting Irish 9-1 (9)

7. Cincinnati Bearcats 10-0 (5)

6. Michigan State Spartans 9-1 (7)

5. Michigan Wolverines 9-1 (6)

4. Ohio State Buckeyes 9-1 (4)

3. Oregon Ducks 9-1 (3)

2. Alabama Crimson Tide 9-1 (2)

1. Georgia Bulldogs 10-0 (1)

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College Football Playoff 2022: Updated title odds after second ranking

Looking at the latest odds for the five current title favorites

The second rankings for the 2022 College Football Playoff were released November 9, and Georgia and Alabama held on to the top two spots. Michigan State — thanks to a loss to Purdue — fell out of the top four, allowing the Pac-12’s Oregon to move into the No. 3 spot. Ohio State slid into the final spot in the top four.

Cincinnati, which was widely seen as snubbed in the initial rankings putting them at No. 6 despite an unbeaten record, got one spot closer to the playoffs at No. 5 while Michigan and Michigan State came in at No. 6 and No. 7, respectively. For those keeping track at home, the Spartans beat the Wolverines just two weeks ago.

Let’s take a look at the current odds for the top five teams to win it all, courtesy of Tipico Sportsbook.

Georgia, Alabama hold steady in new CFP rankings while Ohio State joins top four

Michigan State drops behind Michigan and Cincinnati’s playoff hopes stay alive.

The College Football Playoff released the second iteration of their rankings on Tuesday night, and there was some movement this week. Georgia stayed in the No. 1 spot, followed by No. 2 Alabama also staying steady. Oregon bumped up one spot to No. 3, and No. 4 Ohio State jumped into the spot vacated by Michigan State losing to Purdue.

Cincinnati, which had a case for being massively snubbed at No. 6 last week, moved up a spot to No. 5 despite a lackluster win over Tulsa. Wake Forest wasted an opportunity to vault into the top four with a non-conference loss to North Carolina, falling to No. 12.

Here are the full rankings:

Oregon Ducks move up to No. 3 in College Football Playoff standings

The Oregon Ducks moved up to No. 3 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings, replacing Michigan State.

After a convincing win over the Washington Huskies over the weekend, the Oregon Ducks got a boost in the second official College Football Playoff standings, moving up to No. 3 in the latest rankings that were released on Tuesday night.

With previously-ranked No. 3 Michigan State suffering a loss to Purdue over the weekend, there was a spot for a lot of teams to move up.

Here are how the official rankings look after Week 2:

  1. Georgia Bulldogs
  2. Alabama Crimson Tide
  3. Oregon Ducks
  4. Ohio State Buckeyes
  5. Cincinnati Bearcats
  6. Michigan Wolverines
  7. Michigan State Spartans
  8. Oklahoma Sooners
  9. Notre Dame Irish
  10. Oklahoma State Cowboys

As the season moves forward, the Ducks are in a good spot to stay in the top four, with remaining games against Washington State, Utah, and Oregon State. Should they take care of business in those matchups, it’s easy to see them getting a bid into the College Football Playoff.

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