CFP rankings after Week 10: Where SEC teams were ranked in initial release

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The initial College Football Playoff rankings released on Tuesday, Nov. 4, giving teams an initial benchmark on what they need during the final stretch of the season.

The initial release tends to be among the most interesting ones, as fans learn the difference between how their team is viewed by the CFP committee as opposed to voters for the US LBM Coaches Poll and AP Top 25.

Ohio State, Indiana and Texas A&M lead the CFP rankings, as each team is undefeated thus far after Week 10 with impressive wins.

How were SEC teams viewed by the CFP committee due to most of the teams' difficult schedules? Here's a look at the first CFP rankings release from Tuesday, Nov. 4:

CFP rankings after Week 10

SEC teams in bold.

  1. Ohio State (8-0)
  2. Indiana (9-0)
  3. Texas A&M (8-0)
  4. Alabama (7-1)
  5. Georgia (7-1)
  6. Ole Miss (8-1)
  7. BYU (8-0)
  8. Texas Tech (8-1)
  9. Oregon (7-1)
  10. Notre Dame (6-2)
  11. Texas (7-2)
  12. Oklahoma (7-2)
  13. Utah (7-2)
  14. Virginia (8-1)
  15. Louisville (7-1)
  16. Vanderbilt (7-2)
  17. Georgia Tech (8-1)
  18. Miami (6-2)
  19. Southern California (6-2)
  20. Iowa (6-2)
  21. Michigan (7-2)
  22. Missouri (6-2)
  23. Washington (6-2)
  24. Pittsburgh (7-2)
  25. Tennessee (6-3)

This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: College Football Playoff rankings: CFP top 25 in SEC

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