This exposed the committee's lack of consideration of one of their biggest offseason talking points.
Texas A&M comes in at number three overall in the initial College Football Playoff rankings— a well-deserved high ranking for the Aggies, but still lower than they should have been, by the committee's own standards.
The Aggies are the top team in the nation when it comes to Strength of Record, or 'SOR', which is a new consideration that the committee is bringing in when creating the rankings this year.