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Where TCU and Texas land in the latest College Football Playoff poll

The College Football Playoff poll is showing the Longhorns respect following the K-State win.

The Texas Longhorns are moving up the charts following a huge road victory over then No. 13 Kansas State. The win propelled the Longhorns six spots in Tuesday’s College Football Playoff rankings.

Texas came in at No. 18 after an impressive showing against K-State. This week’s opposing team saw their ranking improve this week as well.

The TCU Horned Frogs were one of the biggest stories of last week’s playoff poll. Sonny Dykes team rose from No. 7 to No. 4 this week after Tennessee, Alabama and Clemson underperformed in losing efforts.

The takeaway for TCU is that it controls its own destiny after securing a top four ranking this week.

Georgia, Ohio State and Michigan rounded out the playoff qualifiers should the season end today. Here’s a look at the Top 10 teams in the new rankings.

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:

College Football Playoff Rankings Released

Who is too high and who is too low?

The initial College Football Playoff rankings were released on Tuesday night after nine weeks of play.  We’re roughly two-thirds of the way through the regular season, so how do things shape up so far?

Here is how the CFP committee ranked the top 25 teams in their initial rankings that were released Tuesday night.

Ohio State jumps LSU for top spot in College Football Playoff rankings

Ohio State has taken this week’s top spot in the College Football Playoff rankings, sending LSU to No. 2

There’s a new No. 1 in college football.

In the latest rankings for the College Football Playoff released Tuesday night, Ohio State has leapfrogged LSU for the top spot following Saturday’s convincing win over Penn State.

Chase Young, the consensus top prospect in the 2020 NFL draft class, was instrumental in the Buckeyes’ big win, dominating the Nittany Lions all game long.

LSU is two weeks removed from taking down Alabama, but they drop to No. 2 in the latest rankings, followed by Clemson and Georgia.

While the Tigers drop to No. 2, they’re still undefeated, and led by Joe Burrow, the top quarterback prospect in this year’s draft class.

The Crimson Tide come in at No. 5, while Utah grabs the No. 6 spot, taking advantage of an upset loss by Pac-12 rival Oregon last week.

Here’s the updated top 10:

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