The first college football playoff rankings are out and the analysts are picking it apart. It certainly resembles the latest AP Top 25 poll. The Texas Longhorns land at No. 5 in the first rankings of the season.

The first College Football Playoff rankings were released Tuesday, and as expected, the Texas Longhorns are squarely in the mix in the eyes of the CFP committee. Texas slides in at No. 5 in the initial rankings and is the No.

COLLEGE STATION – Texas A&M is right on the outside looking in on the 12-team College Football Playoff with an initial ranking of 14th behind No. 13 SMU, but take heart, A&M fans: The Aggies 100 percent control their destiny in terms of making their first CFP.