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A&M checked in at No. 15 in the second rankings released on Tuesday night concerning the 12-team CFP, down one spot from a week prior. The Aggies (7-2, 5-1 SEC) host New Mexico State (2-7, 1-5 C-USA) on Saturday night in a nonconference contest before closing league play Nov. 23 at Auburn and Nov. 30 at Kyle Field against No. 3 Texas.

Looks like bye week number two couldn't have come at a better time for Mike Elko's Texas A&M Aggies, who remain at No. 15 in the AP Poll and rise a spot in the

Oregon stayed on top in the second batch of College Football Playoff rankings, while the new poll shoved Georgia completely out of the bracket after its lopsided loss to Mississippi

The second College Football Playoff rankings were released Tuesday. Here is the updated 12-team bracket for the expanded playoff.

Oregon, Ohio State, Texas and Penn State are the Top 4 teams in the latest edition of the College Football Playoff rankings, the selection committee announced. Week 11 losers Georgia and Miami plummeted in the rankings.

Texas is the No. 2 seed in the newest 12-team College Football Playoff bracket. Here’s the CFP picture for the Longhorns' possible path to a title.

The second College Football Playoff rankings were released, with the big questions surrounding who would be No. 3 and where the SEC teams would land.