July 3, 2026

College Football Playoff Rankings: Ohio State drops to No. 5, but still has a path

RJ Young FOX Sports College Football Analyst The latest College Football Playoff rankings speak volumes about the Selection Committee’s respect for the Big Ten — or lack thereof. If the committee respected the Big Ten, it would have ranked the Ohio State Buckeyes no worse than No. 4 in the country. Instead, the Buckeyes fell from No. 2 all the way to No. 5 after a loss to Michigan on Saturday. (Undefeated Georgia remained No. 1, while the Wolverines moved from No. 3 to No. 2 and undefeated TCU from No. 4 to No. 3. USC (11-1) jumped from No. 6 to No. 4.) Remember that this is the same committee that ranked two-loss LSU No. 5 six days before the Bayou Bengals got flat whooped by Texas Hill Country farmers (Aggies) who had nothing to play for except the pleasure of showing the committee just how badly they’d messed…

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