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What Minnesota's Loss Will Mean for the College Football Playoff Rankings

Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports

With the top seven teams in the College Football Playoff rankings all winning, don’t expect the top of the committee’s field to look any different when the new top 25 is released on ESPN on Tuesday night.

Here’s a look at what will change.

What Minnesota’s Loss Means

The most immediate change after the Gophers’ loss to Iowa will be a new No. 8 team. Will it be Penn State after it beat a good, but largely ignored, Indiana team 34-27? Or will it be the Sooners, who came back from the dead to topple a previously-undefeated Baylor?