The SEC and Big Ten have risen a notch above the fray when it comes to the best conferences in college football. The one you think is better likely has something to do with where you’re located in the country. Regardless of those feelings, though, there’s no disputing that they’re the clear-cut top dogs after Tuesday night’s College Football Playoff rankings reveal.
Ohio State, Indiana, Texas A&M, Alabama, Georgia, and Ole Miss hold the top 6 spots in the first ranking of the season. Together, per SEC Network’s Cole Cubelic, they give just 2 conferences the top 6 teams for the first time in the CFP’s history.
The SEC’s top 4 and the Big Ten’s top 2 teams have a combined record of 47-3. Two of the losses — Ole Miss to Georgia, and Georgia to Alabama — have come to one another. The only negative result to not feature 1 of those 6 squads is the Crimson Tide’s 31-17 beatdown from Florida State back in Week 1.
There’s a chance the SEC and Big Ten could, at some point, contain the nation’s top 7 teams. Oregon is currently ranked No. 9, but has only a loss to Indiana on its ledger. Wins against CFP-ranked Iowa (No. 20), USC (No. 19), and Washington (No. 24) in the coming weeks could potentially vault them above BYU and Texas Tech, who matchup this weekend in Lubbock.
College GameDay is in town for that massive Big 12 showdown, which kicks off at 12:00 p.m. E.T. on Saturday (ABC).
