Tulane HC Jon Sumrall pushes back on the Green Wave’s No. 24 CFP ranking, calling his team “average” as Tulane fights for playoff spot.

After the 35-10 loss at Georgia, Steve Sarkisian and the Texas Longhorns know they need to spark the running game back up for these final two games.

Even without Texas — or Vanderbilt or Tennessee or Missouri — that still makes five SEC teams ranked in the selection committee’s top 10: No. 3 Texas A&M, No. 4 Georgia, No. 6 Ole Miss, No. 8 Oklahoma and No. 10 Alabama.

CFP chairman Hunter Yurachek explains Miami and Notre Dame comparison, and reveals what shaped the committee’s rankings.

College Football Playoff selection committee chair Hunter Yurachek said Notre Dame is ranked ahead of Miami because of the quality of the teams' losses

If the sizzling Wildcats win out, they could leap over ASU, Washington and USC and into a top-tier conference bowl.

Since starting the season 0-2 with last-second losses to major playoff contenders, Notre Dame has settled in as one of the most reliable teams in college football. The Irish sit at No. 9 in the College Football Playoff Rankings with only games against bottom feeders Syracuse and Stanford remaining.

Texas Tech surges to No. 5 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings, positioning the Red Raiders for a potential first-round home game in December.

The Group of Five's race for the College Football Playoff is in the final stretch. Here's where it stands after another CFP rankings release.