Gridiron Now · Nov 4, 2015
Let’s talk about the CFP rankings
A few quick impressions from the first College Football Playoff rankings released Tuesday night:* Remember that this is just the start of a six-week process. A year ago, the top-four teams in the first set of rankings were, in order, Mississippi State, Florida State, Auburn and Ole Miss. Only Florida State made it into the playoff. The other playoff participants started fifth (Oregon), sixth (Alabama) and 16th (eventual champion Ohio State). Florida State is 16th this week, by the way.
