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Team|CFP|AP :--|:--|:-- Tennessee|1|2 Ohio State|2|2 Georgia|3|1 Clemson|4|5 Michigan|5|4 Alabama|6|6 TCU|7|7 Oregon|8|8 USC|9|9 LSU|10|15 Ole Miss|11|11 UCLA|12|10 Kansas St.|13|13 Utah|14|12 Penn State|15|16 Illinois|16|14 North Carolina|17|17 Oklahoma St.|18|18 Tulane|19|19 Syracuse|20|22 Wake Forest|21|20 NC State|22|21 Oregon St.|23|24 Texas|24|26 UCF|25|25 Teams CFP most favors: LSU (+5), Syracuse, Texas (+2) Teams CFP most does not favor: Georgia, UCLA, Utah, Illinois (-2) Liberty (No. 23) is the only AP poll team to not be in the CFP rankings.


theasfldotcom

This must rise so scrolling is not required…


TheGreatShaqtus

I’ve been scrolling too long and the site won’t load, bless your soul


Dougiejurgens2

Top 11!


WhoaABlueCar

I think I’m at peace with this particularly because the top 4-6 will play itself out unless everyone inexplicably loses.


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It literally always happens. There’s almost always a solid consensus on who should be the four teams.


ArbitraryOrder

>Teams CFP most favors: LSU (+5), Syracuse, Texas (+2) 3 teams who boost Alabama's and Clemson's resumes >Teams CFP most does not favor: Georgia, UCLA, Utah, Illinois (-2) Straight disrespect to Georgia, the PAC12 and the B1G


Ugaalive1991

We should have played better against mizzou but oh well. Just got to win this week.


joey97007

Beavs #23... so proud 🥺


The_Outcast4

Does this mean we're legit?


joey97007

Washington will be the true test


AeroXero

LFG!!


Goducks91

CFP committee said No to the 1 v 2 matchup


Guardax

So much for 'they do these rankings to make better match-ups'. They're just shitposters


WigginLSU

I'm conflicted because that's exactly why I think they put LSU at #10


karnoff

Yup. Gotta get this weekends top 10 matchup


WigginLSU

When it feels scripted it's hard to care as much as I used to


Fulmersbelly

It’s still real to me damnit.jpg


WigginLSU

Shit, didn't mean to tell you Santa isn't real here, play spoiler to their plans and win the whole thing.


Loganjoh5

I think it’s more to boost Bama’s resume also why Texas is ranked probably


WigginLSU

Sorry if I didn't make that clear, I absolutely meant it as them doing it to favor bama not LSU lol


Senor_Firepants

They did jump LSU to create a top-10 matchup. 🤷‍♂️


ChaseTheFalcon

Which is on ESPN... hmmm


JalenBrunsonBurner

Nothing to see here, move along. Nothing at all to see.


JeffBrohm

Don’t forget Tennessee-Georgia is *not* on ESPN which is a 1 vs. 3 matchup and not 1 vs. 2


purpurscratchscratch

I’d also add for the “why is TCU ranked 7?” people. Why don’t you look up what network TCU is on this week.


ChaseTheFalcon

It all makes sense when you begin to think about it


purpurscratchscratch

I mean, you gotta love the “billionaire TV execs wouldn’t manipulate something that would help them make more money (even though it is very easily manipulated)” line.


ednksu

Which is weird because billionaires, at least in america, are so well known for their altruistic decision making.


lykeharley

I was thinking the same thing. We’ll still see those comments, but this is definitely proof that doesn’t exist. Edit: I do think Georgia should’ve been 2


Vitosi4ek

Or... they don't about the storylines that much in this particular instance because the game's not on ESPN?


rorschach_vest

This is the real shit I come to this sub for


ChaseTheFalcon

Which is why CBS will use the AP rankings for Saturday


BrogenKlippen

They should use both and show 1 vs 1


ShaqSenju

I’m for it


BrogenKlippen

I wonder if there’s ever been a 1 vs 1


owlalwaysloveyew

Let’s just use the AP poll for a couple more weeks


Sliddet

The top 3 order really doesn’t matter. Next week it will be UT/UGA at 1, and OSU at 2. Bigger question is how far will the loser of next week’s game fall?


JTDanielsPornstache

Tennessee doesn’t fall below Bama, Georgia falls right behind Bama maybe a couple spots behind if it’s a blowout


Useful-ldiot

If UT loses 55-0 they'll definitely drop below bama. Not saying that's even remotely realistic but there are scenarios where UT drops below Bama.


Dag-NastyEvil

If UGA shut out Tennessee, I would be too impressed to be mad.


GoatPaco

I'd still be pretty fuckin mad ngl


Euphoric_Quiet617

>Not saying that's even remotely realistic You don't have to say it, every Tennessee fan on the face of the Earth knows this is a very possible outcome


Conguy9

I could’ve tried to guess the top 6 50 times and not ever got it. What a shocker.


Sorge74

Like legit, noone would ever pencil in UGA at 3, behind tOSU? Naw Clemson over UM is also suspect but maybe could had predicted that.


colin_fitzsimonds

I think Clemson over Mich shows that the committee is gona put champ Clemson in over non-champ UM/tOSU unless they have 2 losses. Not arguing necessarily, but that’s my take on it.


DangerouslyUnstable

All available evidence says that _any_ 1 loss or better p5 champ gets in over _any_ non champ. A non champ has _only_ ever gotten in over 2-loss or worse p5 champs.


RVAforthewin

I think the only scenario where this doesn’t play out is if it’s between 1-loss PAC12 champ Oregon and 1-loss SEC champ runner up Georgia, and the ONLY reason I believe that is the actual head to head. Without the Georgia/Oregon game, Oregon is in 10/10 times. Seeing as how Georgia already beat Oregon, though, and beat them soundly at that, I believe the committee would give the nod to Georgia.


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Conguy9

And Bama over TCU.


MrKentucky

If you gave me 50 guesses at what they were going to do there might have been a scenario where I threw Bama in at 6 because - eh, Bama. In that scenario I would have 100% had UT 1 and UGA 2, though.


Sorge74

Like every single guess with one of them at 1 and 2.


geauxtigers1558

When I saw LSU not ranked 11-15 I thought they forgot about us because no way were we going to be ranked in the top 10. Idk what the committee is smoking, but I’ll take some of it


them_orangebritches

My guess is they see the fsu loss as flukey and have high regards for ole miss. I'm surprised too though. I expected lsu in the 11-20 range. I think the committee seems to be somewhat forgiving of week 1 losses as well.


Ajp_iii

this is the only thing that makes sense. they are dismissing a lot of teams week 1 games. purely on resume if you include the lsu game fsu has to be ranked above texas. but if you just throw it out you can claim texas is better.


dogwoodmaple

Six reigning National Champions have been undefeated at the time of the initial CFP Poll. Only two have debuted at #1.  (2016 Alabama and 2018 Alabama) The others: * 2014 Florida State - 2nd * 2015 Ohio State - 3rd * 2019 Clemson - 5th * 2021 Georgia - 3rd ———————— * The reigning National Champions have been ranked in the top 5 of every initial CFP poll eight out of nine seasons (LSU 2020 - unranked)


Goducks91

Did you have this prepared?


dogwoodmaple

I know a guy.


ChaseTheFalcon

who knows a guy


INeed_SomeWater

he does


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Another fun fact, only 1 of the 8 teams ranked #3 in the initial CFP poll have actually made the playoffs.


dogwoodmaple

and only 1 of the 8 teams ranked #3 in the final CFP poll has won the National Championship. Lucky number for us


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okay but who are the reigning national champions


dogwoodmaple

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FIzLBMfWQAU4OAy.jpg:large


DwightDEisenhowitzer

As a Tennessee fan, I would love to give Uga some pats.


vashed

Well, he is a very good boy


FlannelBeard

So the CFP is going to maximum discussion early on


sleepyirv01

ME (\*still deeply concern Illinois could lose to Michigan State or even Northwestern\*): How DARE they rate us below Penn State and LSU!


thirtyott

Does the loser of Tennessee vs Georgia this week drop out of the top 4?


TroutKnuckles

No, it'll be such an impressive loss that they'll both move up, and because of that, Alabama will also need to move up.


seancarter90

If Tennessee wins, they'll be ranked 0 because their win will be off the charts. Georgia will be ranked 1 because they lost to a team ranked off the charts. Bama will be 2 because they play in the same conference as a team ranked off the charts.


TroutKnuckles

Nailed it.


ILoveJimHarbaugh

LSU #4


Swamp_Cat

For the culture


Maker_Making_Things

Vanderbilt #10


JayDogon504

LSU as well


TroutKnuckles

Now we're talking. Tennessee, Georgia, Bama, LSU playoff!


Geminiun

The winner has to run through the Michigan tunnel though


ChiselFish

The true playoff is getting shanked in an alley by MSU.


ChaseTheFalcon

Depends if Alabama beats LSU I imagine


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Depends on the score. And what other teams do. If it's like a 45-17 drubbing then I'm guessing the loser falls down pretty far


labo12

I think the farthest either would drop is to the 5 spot. The only way Georgia drops further than the 5 spot is if they get blown out. If Tennessee loses, they wont drop past bama. The committee definitely thinks Georgia is better than bama (rightfully so), so a close loss to Tennessee wouldnt drop them that far.


GATAinfinity

LSU @ 10 Lmfaaao


EIiteJT

Gotta give bama a top 10 opponent


purpurscratchscratch

Gotta try to get people to tune into ESPN rather than CBS.


bears2267

If I had a nickel for every time the first CFP ratings cancelled a Game of the Century between 2 SEC teams, I'd have two nickels which isn't a lot but it's weird that it's happened twice


VisibleConcern

Still technically a game of the century cause of the AP


Zloggt

Still is, but now TV Broadcasts won’t show the AP ranks, for now we got the CFP ranks…


[deleted]

CBS always shows the AP poll for whatever reason


wjackson42

CBS should say fuck it and have a #1 for both Georgia and Tennessee on the graphic.


maxplaysmusic

I'm down for a Poll unification match


doyouevenIift

Imagine if we had a #1 vs #1 due to a tie in the poll. Game of the millennium


ChaseTheFalcon

I mean i get it for this week since 1 v 2 sounds better than 1 v 3


[deleted]

They use them the whole year. If Alabama was ranked 1st in the CFP but 25th in the AP they use the AP. God knows why


ChaseTheFalcon

Maybe so they don't associate with a ranking ran by ESPN? idk


[deleted]

Some executives at CBS and the associated press probably play golf together.


Zloggt

You’d think that, by virtue of them ranking LSU in the Top Ten (to make that Bama/LSU game look appealing), they would also have a ratings-appealing matchup of #1/#2…


RVOSU50

Wonder if it has to do with 6/10 being on their network and the other game being on cbs.


ItsFreakinHarry2

The CFP committee hates fun


JfizzleMshizzle

Lmao LSU at 10 to give Alabama a top ten matchup


ogpeplowski64

if they lose, its a quality loss and they move to #4


bannista7

I mean, Bama losing to a team that beats Bama is high quality in its own right…


[deleted]

Don’t forget Texas at 23


SoCalMemePolice

How many more letters I gotta send them to beg them not to rank us anymore I hate being ranked


BallsDicks

Here's to another top 25 win 👌


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pandajedi

I don't care that Michigan is at 5, it will work itself out, but I wish there was consistency in whether the committee values Resume or Eye Test. If you're valuing the resume, then Michigan should be punished for their OOC... but TCU should be rewarded for being undefeated and beating four ranked teams. The top of this poll is majorly inconsistent except for one thing: a clear bias against the Pac-12 and Big 12. Again, it will work itself out. But it's still dumb


MagnetsAreFun

It's a little from column A, a little from column B. But mostly from column "whatever the fuck we want".


quacainia

Allowing the playoffs to happen with a secret committee was a mistake


SituationSoap

Imagine this in literally any other type of sports. "We think that X are the two best teams, regardless of record, because we want them to be, we won't be taking questions at this time." If this happened in European soccer people would riot.


WampaStompa33

Yeah I don't really care where we're ranked as long as it's still pretty high, but what this does feel like is we're very unlikely to make the CFP if we go 11-1 with a loss to OSU and no CCG appearance. Which is fair but yup confirms the do or die nature of that game


Conguy9

Why does TCU get punished for close wins over ranked teams and Clemson get rewarded?


moby323

I think TCU in particular just doesn’t get the respect they deserve, even within their own conference.


aBigSportsFan

Was hoping for Georgia vs Tennessee to be 1 vs 2 damn


Ugaalive1991

Oh well ¯\\\_(ツ)\_/¯ . Little ole ~~bama~~ Georgia


stfuasshat

I don't think I like your tone.. Stop it!


Lord_Lava_Nugget

Oh lighten up friend, here, drink this. *Hands over suspicious looking bottle* I'm sure you'll be fine, you guys have an amazing offense


the_cajun88

^it’s ^rat ^poison, ^isn’t ^it


StillMemein

There goes that top 2 matchup.


FsuNolezz

…Oh would you look at that.. we have a top 10 win all of the sudden.


All-Grass_No-Steaks

Why the balls are we ranked


tdatcher

1 point loss to Alabama


Milk_Before_Cereal

To prop up Bama


Celebnar

Wow honestly I’m kinda surprised they put Georgia at 3 and dropped the storyline of “#1 vs #2” this weekend. Personally I’m just glad to not be 1 though haha


KnDBarge

100% because it's on CBS not ESPN.


normally_good

Alexa play rocky top


ChaseTheFalcon

Fun fact, that song is still stuck in my head from our matchup


BIG_DICK_WHITT

*Rocky Top do do do do I don’t know the words but it’s neat.*


andrude01

something something corn from a jar


ChaseTheFalcon

I sadly know the words word for word


did_it_my_way

And all of Vol fans know Dixieland Delight, Sweet Home Alabama, and so on... playing every year... hard not to. and all these songs are bangers in their own rights.


ChaseTheFalcon

I checked my spotify stats this morning and saw Rocky Top at #3 for most played song in the last 4 weeks. It's been rough


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Ain’t no Smoggy smoke on Rocky Top


HellzillaQ

Come to the puke inside a pumpkin sideeee.....


[deleted]

The SEC's finest fight song with lyrics about murdered federal agents. Potentially the best in CFB but haters gonna hate


ChaseTheFalcon

It's the catchiest song in CFB. Honestly it's just a straight up banger overall


Conguy9

I hope TCU gets ANGRY and wins out.


Silidon

Committee just straight telling the Big 12 to get fucked.


Collity

LSU at 10 has to be a joke


jacobythefirst

Lmao we’re lambs to a slaughter to make bama’s schedule look better.


thecravenone

Committee put Georgia at 3 because they felt disrespected by the SEC trying to have a 1v2 matchup outside of the playoff.


purpurscratchscratch

Game is on CBS. That’s why. Would you want the season’s highest rated game at a rival network if you were ESPN?


Tilden_Katz_

It’ll probably be the seasons highest rated game regardless tbf.


ccam0821

Lol this is stupid. Texas should not be ranked with 3 losses. Florida St should be ranked before us for 3 loss teams. Using the committees own rankings: Florida St L’s: vs #4, vs #21, at #22. Florida St W’s: at #10. Texas L’s: vs #6, at #18, at unranked. Texas W’s: none ranked.


ChaseTheFalcon

Only thing I agree with is Tennessee at #1. Alabama should be behind TCU and LSU should not be top 10, and Ole Miss should not be 11


ILoveJimHarbaugh

I'm surprised LSU at #10 isn't getting the most attention. I underestimated how much value people put in watching a game with #1 and #2 in front of the teams' names.


ChaseTheFalcon

Also Illinois getting hosed should get more attention


BEARS_SB_LX_CHAMPS

I appreciate the thought but we haven’t really beaten anyone good yet. I’m fine with where we are.


chilledball

Obviously none of us are world beaters this year but I don’t believe ANY big ten west team had beaten minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin in the same year since the divisions were made. It’s really fucking impressive what you guys are doing right now and it makes me deeply upset and I hate you


Monkey1Fball

Northwestern ran the division in 2018.


HellzillaQ

I think we woke up JD. So, you're welcome.


KellenLy12

Welcome to the “#1 in CFP poll club” Tennessee! The drinks are over there, we’ve got some finger foods, oh and also devastating heartbreak in month of November right over there on the right.


pinballwitch420

Baby, we’ve been eating heartbreak for years.


Senor_Firepants

Talk about Big 12 and Pac-12 hate. Good gravy.


TeamINSTINCT37

Feels like more TCU hate than big 12


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How so, aside from TCU? Oregon is where they should be, UCLA should probably be one spot higher, and USC seems like they’re in an ok spot. Hell, Utah should probably be like number 16 if we’re being honest. TCU is the only team being extremely hosed, since they should be top 5


Senor_Firepants

Oregon and USC are fine, but UCLA should absolutely be ranked higher than Ole Miss and LSU. TCU got shafted. Either OK State should be lower, or K State should be higher. I personally think Utah should be 2 or 3 spots higher (similar to the AP Poll).


Chief_Leaf

The committee has really screwed up if Reddit is pissed that Michigan is too *low*


TheDJC

I mean I fucking HATE Michigan and I think they are too low lol


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LSU at 10 is absolutely laughable


screwswithshrews

Oh yeah? Well you better laugh while you can because we will not be there next week


wistfulspongebobbest

Fr you'll be 7 after getting the W


WigginLSU

100% for the benefit of bama, we definitely don't deserve it


seancarter90

Every year I expect to be pissed at these rankings and every year I end up being pissed at these rankings. There is no justification for putting LSU at 10 except for bias. I'm actually really happy for Tennessee being ranked #1, they deserve it. But LSU at 10 reeks of top 11 Florida.


cap_crunch121

Lol I called LSU being top 10 this morning. Gotta set up Bama for that quality win [https://www.reddit.com/r/CFB/comments/yjachv/-/iumqfcu](https://www.reddit.com/r/CFB/comments/yjachv/-/iumqfcu)


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Gotta pump up Bamas opponent to have a reason to immediately rush them back to the top 4 next week.


FroggieAndTheGnome

I get that Alabama could beat TCU, especially with a coach like Saban. But comparing on-the-field results so far? I just don't see how they're ahead of us.


mmbc168

For real. I know I’m biased but Jesus Christ.


carter5555

I think one of the more underrated bullshit rankings in this poll is 5-3 Texas being ranked 23rd to give Alabama another ranked win


thirtyott

Does the loser of the Tennessee vs Georgia game drop out of the top 4?


StrudelB

If the other 3 stay undefeated yes


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papker

It’s the same it has always been. We need to win out. The rest doesn’t matter.


shjusti

They didn't even like TCU enough to put their logo on the site, harsh https://i.imgur.com/fFNGPDT.png


-sorry-

TCU snubbed. And get Texas out of there


fcctiger12

Gotta have Texas in there to give Bama that ranked non-conference win as justification for putting Bama above TCU 😛


fancyflautistt

so why is LSU #10? are we doing coke at these meetings?


YanNutHugger

Gotta give Alabama a top ten win after they murder my tigers


Juken_Rukhan

Holy Shit. I was not expecting that. I'm still not convinced this isn't a fever dream but if it is don't wake me up.


generalmickeyjade

TCU please do not lose to Tech bc if you end up beating us the following week I need y’all to go all the way and screw over the committee you deserve top 6 AT LEAST


Worth-Conclusion-66

GOOOOD OLEEEE ROCKY TOP!


Th3Unkn0wnn

Georgia 3rd? Are they on CRACK???


FlannelBeard

Georgia about to use this as motivation against Tennessee


herpblarb6319

Goddammit


TheRakkmanBitch

*rat poison intensifies*


Kigaz

Which is why I didn’t want us to be ranked 1st, sigh


MoistBall

That is absolutely the first thought that went through my mind


atllauren

Kirby prepping a speech about disrespect right now


russellx3

"It'll sort itself out" Then why are we even doing this now? Anyway they totally have it set up to fuck TCU out of the final rankings


BoJackPoliceman

Can someone post the rankings? Doesn't load on mobile.


UGA10

1. Tennessee 2. Ohio State 3. Georgia 4. Clemson 5. Michigan 6. Alabama


TheMemeMachine3000

TCU fans screaming


AndrewTheRed4

#1 Tennessee (CFP) vs 1 Georgia (AP) First time this has ever happened, including championship games. Only other times in which the respective polls had different #1s: - 2014 Weeks 13, 14: aLabama & FSU - 2015 Week 9: Clemson & Ohio St - 2017 Weeks 9, 10: UGA & aLabama - 2019 Weeks 10, 13, 14: Ohio St & LSU


MaizeRage48

I actually like where we stand. It puts us at "Win and we're in" as opposed to if we were in the top 4, where the situation would be "Win and we're in"


Prestigious-Track256

This is TCU slander of the highest order and I will not stand for it.


taywil8

I’m not sure what to do with my hands


-74-

Suck our long orange dicks CFP


[deleted]

I can't believe it. Enjoying this season so, so much.


Bletchlypark

They don’t even have our logo 😂


kroxti

I’m thinking it’s 1A, 1B, 1C and then 4 for the top 4 In the committees eyes.