Fans react to Texas A&M and LSU’s drops in the second College Football Playoff rankings
By Adam Spencer
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When the second College Football Playoff came out on Tuesday night, the SEC standings were notable for a couple of precipitous drops.
After losing 10-0 to No. 1 Alabama, LSU dropped 11 spots to No. 24. Meanwhile, despite losing to a 4-5 Mississippi State team, Texas A&M only fell four spots to No. 8:
#SEC teams in the CFB Playoff Rankings.
1. Alabama (1)
8. Texas A&M (4)
9. Auburn (9)
24. LSU (13)
25. Arkansas (NR)
Fell out: Florida (11)— Brandon Zimmerman (@BZSEC) November 9, 2016
Fans were understandably confused, especially since the Aggies lost star QB Trevor Knight for the season in the loss to Mississippi State:
Wait, how did LSU drop 11 spots for losing to #1 Bama, yet Texas A&M dropped only 4 spots for losing to a baaad Miss St. team? #CFBPlayoff
— JP (@jp_pitcher) November 9, 2016
@CFBPlayoff This is the last time I look at your polls. #LSU dropping 11 spots and Texas A&M only dropping 4 is utterly ridiculous.
— Celeste Cirinna #GeauxTigers (@cecelsu) November 9, 2016
LSU loses to Bama and they drop like a rock. Texas A&M loses to UNRANKED Miss. State and don't even move out of Top 10… ridiculous #CFP
— Tyler Harp (@TylerHarp18) November 9, 2016
A&M only fell four spots after losing to Mississippi State… pic.twitter.com/7jSogb5qEz
— André Perrard (@andre_perrard) November 9, 2016
So LSU drops 11 spots after losing to #1 Alabama but Texas A&M only drops 4 spots for losing to Mississippi State? C'mon now CFP committee
— Jake Hatch (Yawk) Utah Hockey Club Aficionado (@JacobCHatch) November 9, 2016
LSU is better than Texas A&M. I am not even a SEC fan. #CFBPlayoff
— Ovi 1 (@ovi_hhwshow) November 9, 2016
So how does LSU drop 11 spots for losing to Bama, but Texas A&M only drops 4 spots for losing to Miss State? Someone care to explain?
— jack (@jackallen017) November 9, 2016
LSU is a better team than Texas A&M#CFBPlayoff
— Steve Palazzolo (@PFF_Steve) November 9, 2016
However, some fans disagree, saying LSU was punished for being overrated in last week’s poll:
Texas A&M has a bad loss. They also have 4 wins over winning P5 teams. LSU has zero. LSU’s rank last week was the problem, not A&M.
— ??️♈️? (@ADavidHaleJoint) November 9, 2016
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
