Tonight, we'll get the third batch of College Football Playoff rankings released. Here's how you can watch the rankings release show plus a few things to watch for...
Time and TV channel for the College Football Playoffs Rankings release show this week
This week's batch of College Football Playoff rankings will be released tonight, Tuesday, November 19, at 6:00 PM CT. The release show will air on ESPN. You can also catch the rankings release through the ESPN app.
Storylines for this week's College Football Playoff Rankings release
Every week there are some major storylines with College Football Playoff rankings release. Here are three things to keep an eye on from the Selection Committee with tonight's rankings...
What on Earth does the Selection Committee do with the SEC?
The SEC may be the most polarizing conference when it comes to the College Football Playoff. The league still has six teams with legitimate playoff hopes. But five of those teams have two losses, and the one who doesn't, Texas, lacks any impressive wins. However there are cases to be made that these teams, despite flawed resumes, deserve to be rated highly. So what does the Committee do? Does Texas stay high in the rankings based on perceived strength? How are the trio of Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee, all of whom beat each other, ranked, and are any of them left out? How does an Ole Miss team that beat Georgia but has losses to Kentucky and LSU factor in? Is there an at-large path for Texas A&M? This will be quite intriguing.
Are the Big 12 and ACC officially "1-bid leagues"?
After BYU's defeat at the hands of Kansas, every team from the Big 12 and ACC have at least one loss. The teams from these leagues were already being ranked lower based on power ratings. Will either of these leagues have multiple teams ranked high-enough that an at-large case remains as we close out the year? Or will the rankings show that only the conference champions can make it?
Are the AAC contenders gaining ground on Boise State?
Boise State has long been penciled-in as the Group of 5 representative in the playoffs. The 9-1 Broncos' only loss is by three at #1 Oregon, and they own solid wins of UNLV and Washington State. But in recent weeks, AAC contenders Tulane and Army have looked increasingly more impressive. Will either be ranked high enough that overtaking Boise in the final rankings, even if the Broncos win out, is feasible?