College Football Playoff Rankings reaction: Notre Dame among underrated teams slighted, SEC's efforts succeed
Alabama at No. 5 despite two losses in three games has fans fuming, while Wake Forest at No. 16 may be the biggest snub of the CFP rankings.
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The SEC got a big boost from the College Football Playoff committee in the initial rankings
College Football Playoff Rankings reaction: Notre Dame among underrated teams slighted, SEC's efforts succeed (opens CBS Sports in a new tab)
The selection committee gave the SEC plenty of love with its new metric, leaving Notre Dame with no room for error and two-loss Alabama sitting way too high
Yes, Alabama's College Football Playoff ranking is absurd, but one team got royally screwed by the committee (opens Fox News in a new tab)
Alabama at No. 5 despite two losses in three games has fans fuming, while Wake Forest at No. 16 may be the biggest snub of the CFP rankings.
