College Football Playoff Week 2 Rankings

The College Football Playoff rankings two was announced tonight. The rankings for the CFP were revealed slowly in a made-for-television extravaganza. There were not many upsets last week, so there was a strong expectation that the College Football Playoff rankings would not change much.

That said, darlings of the College Football Playoff, Indiana and Oregon, almost lost difficult road games. There is big money tied up in the College Football Playoff, so the rankings matter. Do you think that there will be upsets in college football, or will things mostly go according to form?

College Football Playoff Rankings

Ohio State remained atop the rankings. Indiana also remained at number two. Texas A&M remained at number three. Alabama was number four and Georgia was number five. Texas Tech, Ole Miss, and Oregon rounded out the top eight. Notre Dame was number nine, followed by Texas, Oklahoma, and BYU.

The fact of the matter is that there is a lots of football yet to be played. Many of the ranked teams will play each other. How teams win, and how they look when they lose, will be important. It is interesting that many previously meaningful games, like Ohio State against Michigan have become less important now. That is despite the fact that the College Football Playoff Committee wants them to be important. Teams now play for pride in these rivalry games.

College Football Playoff Committee

University presidents and chancellors from all 10 FBS conferences and Notre Dame serve as the board of managers and govern the administrative operations, with commissioners and the Notre Dame Athletic Director managing the event.

A talented group of 13 people with experience as coaches, student-athletes, college administrators and journalists, along with athletics directors, make up the selection committee. Members of the committee are Chris Ault, Troy Dannen, Mark Dantonio, Jeff Long, Ivan Maisel, Chris Massaro, Mack Rhoades (chair), Mike Riley, David Sayler, Wesley Walls, Carla Williams and Hunter Yurachek.

Format

Twelve teams make the College Football Playoff. The quarterfinals will be the Cotton, Rose, Sugar and Orange Bowls. The semifinals will be in the Fiesta and Peach Bowls. The CFP will have its championship game on January 25 in Las Vegas.

One controversial topic is how many teams from each conference will qualify. With huge conferences in the Big Ten and SEC it is difficult for teams from other conferences to make it. One particular conference that generates a lot of discussion in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The ACC seems to be a bit snake bitten by the committee. They are disadvantaged every year.

Conclusion

There is lots of money at stake in the playoff. It would not be a surprise to see the playoff expand from its current 12-team format to 16, 20 or 24 teams. The teams around the current cutline of 12th are under immense pressure. They must win to move up and they cannot lose. There are teams ranked 13-25 who want playoff spots.