College Football Playoff Rankings reaction: Notre Dame among underrated teams slighted, SEC's efforts succeed
The selection committee gave the SEC plenty of love with its new metric, leaving Notre Dame with no room for error and two-loss Alabama sitting way too high

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The SEC got a big boost from the College Football Playoff committee in the initial rankings
College Football Playoff Rankings reaction: Notre Dame among underrated teams slighted, SEC's efforts succeed (opens CBS Sports in a new tab)
The selection committee gave the SEC plenty of love with its new metric, leaving Notre Dame with no room for error and two-loss Alabama sitting way too high


