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Lane Kiffin tells why a SEC team should be ‘No. 1’ in playoff rankings

Lane Kiffin feels Texas A&M should be the No. 1 team in teh College Football rankings.

The Aggies are currently ranked No. 3 as the highest-ranked SEC team in the official rankings. Indiana and Ohio State reside in the top two spots, with the Buckeyes at No. 1 and the Hoosiers at No. 2. The SEC has eight teams currently ranked in the CFP Top 25.

Kiffin was asked if he was encouraged by how the SEC was represented in the first playoff rankings of the 2025 season.

“I think in some ways a little bit, but I think that some other people pointed out in other ways no, like Texas A&M being three,” Kiffin said.