Media reacts to latest College Football Playoff rankings with new Top 10
After weeks of having the same top 6, there was a College Football Playoff Top 25 shakeup on Tuesday night. Florida fell out of its No. 6 spot after losing 37-34 at home to LSU on Saturday. Iowa State moved up to No. 6, which got the attention of many national media members.
Many media members opined that the committee is being unfairly rough on Group of 5 teams, especially Cincinnati.
Here’s a small sample of the general reaction to the penultimate rankings and how they pertain to the CFP and New Year’s Six bowl lineup:
Ha, yes. It’s about time the national media finally realize the selection committee respects the SEC. https://t.co/Ec6oy96ntf
— Kevin McGuire (@KevinOnCFB) December 16, 2020
Lol…I've been trying to tell people for years but i'm just glad college football fans can truly see what a joke this sham of a playoff is – 2020 has exposed the fraud in full.
— Danny Kanell (@dannykanell) December 16, 2020
Iowa State sitting two spots from a Playoff berth the last week of the regular season is not something I ever thought I'd live to see.
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) December 16, 2020
Iowa State #6.
Lol. pic.twitter.com/bp65fypd9b
— Unnecessary Roughness (@UnnecRoughness) December 16, 2020
With Coastal Carolina only up to No. 12, it virtually guarantees Group of 5 will only get one Group of 5 team in New Year’s 6: either AAC champ Cincinnati or Sun Belt champ Coastal – but not both
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) December 16, 2020
I aired out the committee for catering to the P5 last week. Still applies this week: https://t.co/tw1N7GBh7u
— Pat Forde (@ByPatForde) December 16, 2020
Maybe next year the committee will watch some football games! @CFBPlayoff
— no context college football (@nocontextcfb) December 16, 2020
Cincinnati deserves to be higher.
— Kevin Negandhi (@KNegandhiESPN) December 16, 2020
If you're ripping on USC in the College Football Playoff rankings – like the show is doing – because everyone in the Pac-12 is losing … then what's the argument for the Big Ten?
— Pete Fiutak (@PeteFiutak) December 16, 2020
.@KirkHerbstreit: "If @OhioStateFB was going to drop down because of number of games, it would've been last week or this week. The reality is what it is with Ohio State. They're sitting at 5-0." #CFBPlayoff pic.twitter.com/iFHsSkbqmJ
— ESPN PR (@ESPNPR) December 16, 2020
https://twitter.com/TimBrando/status/1339003149357637633
Coastal Carolina fans are rooting HARD for Tulsa this weekend. A spot in the New Years Six is very much within reach for the Chanticleers.
— Kevin McGuire (@KevinOnCFB) December 16, 2020
Today’s CFP rankings confirmed beyond a shadow of a doubt that no Group of Five team will ever make the playoff.
— Bryan Fischer (@BryanDFischer) December 16, 2020
I’m sure if Florida and Iowa State played the Cyclones would be favored https://t.co/ghOGndPHUe
— Woody Wommack (@RivalsWoody) December 16, 2020
