The first College Football Playoff rankings reveal is less than two weeks away, and teams have just two more opportunities to position themselves for an ultimately inconsequential event. There was another shakeup at the top last weekend, as the Georgia Bulldogs went into Austin and knocked off the undefeated Texas Longhorns, vaulting a pair of improbable contenders—the LSU Tigers and Texas A&M Aggies—to the top of the SEC standings, while the Oregon Ducks rose to claim new No. 1 status in the polls.
Outside of those jostling at the top, a number of programs outside of the Power 4 have positioned themselves in the playoff conversation. Mountain West teams driven by ground games like the Boise State Broncos and UNLV Rebels and service academies Army Black Knights and Navy Midshipmen headline that cluttered group, making for an all-out battle in the coming weeks.
