The season's first College Football Playoff rankings are out, and in a bit of a surprise, Tennessee is at the top.
, “I don’t know that we placed a time frame on it, and I think that’s one of the things that actually had our players buy into what we’re doing. We never set a ceiling.”Of his expectations going into Tuesday, Heupel said, “We didn’t know where we would be ranked, but we figured we would be somewhere near the top. At the end of the day, one of the things that our players have done here is we’ve tried to enjoy the journey.
With Tennessee, Ohio State and Georgia widely expected to land in the top three — not necessarily in that order — much of the intrigue heading into Tuesday night’s reveal centered on which program would be slotted into the crucial fourth slot. Ultimately, only the top four will move on to the playoffs to determine the national champion.
Alabama, at 7-1 after a last-second loss at Tennessee last month, was given the sixth slot by the committee. That left TCU, the only other 8-0 team among Power Five programs, in the seventh-place position.On giving the Volunteers the top spot, CFP selection committee chairman Boo Corrigan said on ESPN that their wins over the Crimson Tide and at LSU “really sealed the day for Tennessee.” Tennessee is also coming off a 44-6 trouncing of then-No.
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