The College Football Playoff standings were unveiled on Tuesday and it was refreshing news for the Green Wave faithful in the Big Easy. Tulane is ranked No. 23 in that poll. After Air Force’s stunning 23-3 loss to Army in Week 10, the Green Wave basically received assurance that they control their own destiny to a second-straight New Year’s Six appearance.
Tulane must clear its remaining schedule of Tulsa, Florida Atlantic, and UTSA to qualify, in addition to winning the AAC Championship Game the first week of December. This week’s challenger is a Tulsa team that has fallen on hard times since the launch of October, dropping four-straight AAC games to move to the brink of bowl ineligibility.