The first College Football Playoff rankings were released Tuesday and the Texas Longhorns slid in at No. 5 while earning the No. 6 seed in the projected 12-team bracket. Texas sits at 7-1 headed into Saturday's matchup with the Florida Gators but many have questioned whether or not the Longhorns have put together an impressive enough resume at this point in the season considering the level of competition they've played.

As expected, the Texas Longhorns are ranked No. 5 in the first College Football Playoff rankings of the season. The Horns sit behind Oregon, Ohio State, Georgia and Miami in the list. Penn State, Tennessee,

Texas received a No. 5 ranking and would be slotted as the sixth seed and play No. 11 Alabama in the first round of the new postseason format, according to the initial rankings released by the College Football Playoff selection committee Tuesday night.