The top three – Alabama, Clemson and Michigan – remained unchanged Tuesday night when the College Football Playoff selection committee released its second set of weekly rankings. But the debate continues about who should be No. 4.
A week ago, one-loss Texas A&M was ranked No. 4 over undefeated Washington. Selection committee chairman Kirby Hocutt, who is Texas Tech’s athletic director, said at the time that the Aggies got the better ranking because the committee felt it had played a tougher schedule. But Texas A&M was upset 35-28 by Mississippi State on Saturday and dropped to No.