Overview
- The College Football Playoff Selection Committee releases its initial top 25 Tuesday night, shifting from media polls to the rankings that determine seeding and first-round hosts.
- Ohio State stays No. 1 and Indiana No. 2 in the AP and Coaches polls after dominant wins, with expert projections widely placing them as the top two CFP seeds.
- ACC hopes took a hit as Miami lost in overtime at SMU and previously unbeaten Georgia Tech fell at NC State, complicating the league’s playoff outlook.
- Texas beat No. 9 Vanderbilt 34-31 to surge up the AP poll, and the Big 12 now features two top-10 teams with BYU at No. 8 and Texas Tech at No. 9.
- Memphis remained the leading Group of Five candidate in playoff and bowl projections after a 38-14 win at Rice.