College football rankings drive playoff debate as debut CFP Top 25 nears

The College Football Playoff selection committee unveils its first batch of rankings in the 12-team era Tuesday night, and ahead of the highly anticipated release, the Week 11 AP Top 25 poll offers insight into how the pecking order could shape up. Conference frontrunners like Oregon and Miami headline the top five, and the potential playoff cut line features multiple league dark-horses and at-large hopefuls.

Impactful results from the weekend precipitated multiple changes with postseason implications. Texas A&M lost to South Carolina and, in turn, slipped all the way to No. 15 in the AP poll. That pushes the Aggies to the outside looking in in the projected playoff bracket, at least for the time being. Ohio State moved up a spot after its win over Penn State in one of the biggest games of the Big Ten season.

The AP Top 25, as always, sparked debate with a handful of controversial moves, and it remains to be seen whether or the playoff committee agrees.

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Here is the national reaction to the Week 11 AP Top 25 poll:

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