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Cincinnati Jumps Up to No. 5 in Latest CFP Poll As Michigan Leapfrogs Michigan State

It wouldn't be Tuesday without some curious decision made by the College Football Playoff committee.

In the group's second rankings reveal of the season, undefeated Cincinnati moved up one spot to No. 5, still on the outside looking in for a chance at winning a national championship. In what was perhaps a more head-scratching move, Michigan jumped Michigan State just 10 days after losing in a head-to-head matchup.

After "maybe a half hour" of discussion about those two teams, CFP committee chairman Gary Barta said the group reached the conclusion that Michigan was the better team, despite that piece of recent, clear-cut evidence.