College Football Rankings Released

The College Football Playoff came out with their first poll on Tuesday.  The biggest surprise was Texas A&M being ranked ahead of Washington.  However, one should not look too hard into these details as the committee starts new each week.  If Washington wins out, they will pass A&M by season’s end.  There are still a few takeaways from the rankings.  The first is that Louisville is at #7 is behind other one loss teams Ohio State, and Texas A&M.  Louisville does not have another marquee matchup on their schedule, and are unlikely to surpass either of those teams if both have the same record.  Another ranking of note is Wisconsin at #8.  While Wisconsin is behind 2 Big 10 teams, they are ahead of the 2^nd highest ranked SEC team that isn’t in the playoff.  This is important, as Wisconsin is in the drivers seat for the Orange Bowl.  In the past the committee has been unwilling to move teams down due to a loss in a conference championship game, so if Wisconsin wins out prior to the Big 10 title game, look for them to be in a good spot for the Big 10/SEC’s spot in the Orange Bowl.