When the first College Football Playoff rankings came out last week, we were stunned when the committee put the (then) 8-0 Western Michigan Broncos at 23rd, just a spot above the Boise State Broncos who had lost just days prior to Wyoming. The Broncos then beat Ball State and Kent State on the road, and played the waiting game for this week’s rankings to come out. Rankings that would find the Broncos at 21st, up from the prior week’s 23rd.
And some people, like CBSsports.com’s Jerry Palm, have the Broncos still not in the New Years Six picture, opting for the Mountain West’s San Diego State to fill the void.