SportsPulse: College football insiders Paul Myerberg and Dan Wolken discuss what the committee got right and wrong in the second playoff reveal of the season. USA TODAY
That No. 7 LSU remains ahead of No. 8 Washington State in this week’s College Football Playoff rankings is the latest referendum on the SEC’s hopes of again placing two teams in the national semifinals.
Washington State is the lone challenger from the Pac-12, which is otherwise a trash heap of would-be contenders, while two-loss LSU is the third SEC team in the ranking’s top seven, two spots behind No.