College Football Playoff snubs: Georgia among teams with beef after second rankings

Just as the frustrations with the first College Football Playoff rankings were settling in, the sport went on its usual path of chaos — completely changing the landscape of the projected playoff field.

The rankings got flipped upside down when Georgia fell flat against Mississippi and Miami couldn’t stay perfect when it faced Georgia Tech. Consequently, some teams saw their playoff chances boosted while others are feeling uncertainty in qualifying for the 12-team field.

There’s three weeks left in the regular season − and conference championship week − thus there’s still plenty of chances for the rankings to drastically change. The moves in the second rankings were mostly justified, but still, some teams got the short end of the stick.

Here’s who was slighted this week:

Indiana

The Hoosiers moved up three spots to No. 5, but they still aren’t being completely appreciated by the committee.

Indiana is still one spot behind Penn State, which doesn’t make all that much sense. Yes, Penn State’s only loss was to Ohio State, but Indiana is still undefeated and should be rewarded for being one of four remaining unbeaten teams. Just based off the eye test, Indiana has also been more dominant than the Nittany Lions.

The narrow victory against Michigan − the closest any team has gotten to the Hoosiers − mixed with Penn State dismantling Washington is likely the reason why the Nittany Lions still hold the edge … but Indiana has outperformed Penn State this season. Now, pressure will be put on Indiana against Ohio State, and it will likely be penalized more severely than the Nittany Lions should it also fall to the Buckeyes.

The second College Football Playoff rankings saw Georgia sitting outside the 12-team bracket.

Georgia

There’s nothing wrong with Georgia’s spot. It deserves it. But, it does show how a pretty good…

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Author : USA TODAY Sports

Publish date : 2024-11-13 03:33:15

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