Throughout the season, I have been saying that 9-3 would not be good enough to get into the College Football Playoff. However, after Week 13, we now have two SEC teams with three losses that we were not expecting to be there.

Chaos broke out in Week 13 of the college football season. Three College Football Playoff contenders from the SEC suffered road losses to ruin their

The College Football Playoff has used a selection committee since its first season in 2014, and that hasn’t changed. A 13-member committee, which has announced its rankings weekly since November, will set the bracket when it unveils the final 12-team rankings on Dec. 8.

That result has given the College Football Playoff portion of the bowl projections an unexpected look. I now have Colorado winning the Big 12 over the Cougars, but I also have the Buffaloes topping out in the final rankings at 13.

The College Football Playoff releases the fifth top 25 rankings of the season Tuesday. Here’s what to know and how to watch the show.

According to the College Football Playoff (CFP) rules, the five highest-ranked conference champions receive an automatic bid regardless of rank. Consequently, the latest CFP rankings have introduced an unexpected scenario.