Auburn made a jump up the College Football Playoff rankings to No. 2 on Tuesday night after a huge Iron Bowl win over Alabama. However, there was some chatter that the Tigers should be No. 1.

A different set of Tigers — Clemson — earned the top spot, though, and the head of the selection committee discussed that decision after the show.

During a teleconference after Tuesday night’s rankings show, CFP chair Kirby Hocutt explained why the committee has been impressed with Clemson, adding that Clemson’s Week 2 win over Auburn is important when it comes to this week’s rankings.

“Well, you know, I would say with Clemson at the No. 1 spot this week, the Selection Committee is really impressed with their resume, and I would say the victory over Auburn is definitely a highlight there,” he said. “Other quality wins against Louisville, Virginia Tech, North Carolina State, South Carolina, but that win over Auburn is significant. The Selection Committee believes that Clemson is one of the most balanced teams that we’ve seen this year. They’ve especially been impressive on the defensive side of the ball.

“When we talked about Auburn over the course of the last two days, Auburn is a team that’s played well all year, impressive win over Mississippi State and then obviously two of the last three weeks over the No. 1 ranked team at the time. Auburn is a physical team. They’re balanced, getting solid play from the quarterback position at this point in time in the season. You know, the two losses, obviously the loss to a ranked LSU team but then a head-to-head loss to Clemson. So to answer your question, I think directly, yes, that head-to-head victory for Clemson over Auburn is important in the eyes of the Selection Committee.”

Obviously, everything could change if one of the top teams loses in their conference championship games this weekend, so there’s still plenty of time for chaos to happen.

For now, though, Auburn will have to settle for being No. 2, with a chance to jump to No. 1 if it beats Georgia on Saturday.