The first College Football Playoff rankings screwed over the Pac-12. It's clear that the selection committee, with USC athletic director Pat Haden no longer in the room, essentially decided that it hates the West Coast and wanted to crush the spirits of Pac-12 fans.
We jest. Mostly.
Fact is, Stanford ranking 11th and Utah 12th, making them the fourth- and fifth-highest ranked one-loss teams, is ridiculous but also isn't that big of a deal with these initial rankings on Tuesday. Heck, there's a month left in the season!
Though, if you wish, cue the outrage: No top-10 teams!