The top seven teams remained unchanged in the College Football Playoff's third ranking of the season on Tuesday, the fifth time that has happened in CFP history. While there can still be a shake-up in the final three rankings, history tells us what we're seeing might be very close to what we'll get on Selection Day, Dec. 5.
Of the past 28 semifinalists, 21 have been ranked in the top four at this point in the season, and 26 have been ranked in the top six. No team to make the playoff has ever been ranked lower than ninth at this point in the season.