After another eventful weekend of college football comes another College Football Playoff rankings release. These become more important with each passing week as the regular season hits the home stretch. Selection Sunday is less than a month away, after all, and time is running out for teams to leave an impression.
There wasn’t much change at the top this week. In fact, the first five schools are entirely the same. The Big Ten still has four of the top five and it looks to be in good shape for multiple bids. As does the SEC, which would have four teams in the final field if the playoff began today.
The committee didn’t nail everything this week, though. There are a couple of teams that came in a few spots too high, while others continue to be undervalued.
Overrated: No. 8 Miami
Miami is sitting pretty at 9-1, a record befitting a top-10 team at this point in the season. The Hurricanes play an exciting brand of football, quarterbacked by Heisman Trophy contender Cam Ward. They’re certainly a