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A&M stays put at No. 15 in 2024's third College Football Playoff top-25

November 19, 2024
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On Saturday night, Texas A&M handled its business. As expected.

And on Tuesday, the Aggies stayed put in the College Football Playoff rankings. As expected.

Indeed, a 38-3 victory over an inferior opponent did not impress the committee as Texas A&M landed at No. 15 for a second consecutive week.

A&M is also ranked No. 15 by the Associated Press and No. 14 in the Coaches Poll entering Week 13.

Again, that’s not surprising.

There was little to be learned in a November date against New Mexico State, but the next two weeks will ultimately determine A&M’s fate.

With two games left, the Ags control their own destiny in the race for Atlanta and are tied atop the SEC standings with No. 3 Texas at 5-1 in conference play.

A dangerous road trip to Auburn awaits, and Mike Elko & Co. must not be caught looking ahead to a Nov. 30 rivalry renewal with the Longhorns that projects to be the biggest in Kyle Field’s 97-year history.

Of course, that’s if A&M’s plane leaves The Plains for a happy flight back to Aggieland on Saturday night.

“When you’re in the situation we’re in, it’s easy to focus on the task at hand,” Elko said on Monday. “Our focus is single-handedly on Auburn right now and locked in on what we’ve got to get done.”

A&M is among the eight Southeastern Conference teams included in the third CFP ranking of 2024: No. 3 Texas, No. 7 Alabama, No. 9 Ole Miss, No. 10 Georgia, No. 11 Tennessee, No. 15 Texas A&M, No. 18 South Carolina and No. 23 Missouri. Under this scenario, the Vols would be left out of a 12-team playoff.

Elko’s Ags will face Hugh Freeze’s Tigers at 6:30 p.m. CT on Saturday night at Jordan-Hare Stadium.


College Football Playoff Top 25
 

Rank Nov. 12 Rankings Nov. 19 Rankings
1 1. Oregon (9-0)* 1. Oregon (10-0)*
2 2. Ohio State (8-1) 2. Ohio State (9-1)
3 3. Texas (8-1)* 3. Texas (9-1)*
4 4. Penn State (8-1) 4. Penn State (9-1)
5 5. Indiana (10-0) 5. Indiana (10-0)
6 6. Brigham Young (9-0)* 6. Notre Dame (9-1)
7 7. Tennessee (8-1) 7. Alabama (8-2)
8 8. Notre Dame (8-1) 8. Miami (9-1)*
9 9. Miami (9-1)* 9. Ole Miss (8-2)
10 10. Alabama (7-2) 10. Georgia (8-2)
11 11. Ole Miss (8-2) 11. Tennessee (8-2)
12 12. Georgia (7-2) 12. Boise State (9-1)*
13 13. Boise State (8-1)* 13. Southern Methodist (9-1)
14 14. Southern Methodist (8-1) 14. Brigham Young (9-1)*
15 15. Texas A&M (7-2) 15. Texas A&M (8-2)
16 16. Kansas State (7-2) 16. Colorado (8-2)
17 17. Colorado (7-2) 17. Clemson (8-2)
18 18. Washington State (8-1) 18. South Carolina (7-3)
19 19. Louisville (6-3) 19. Army (9-0)
20 20. Clemson (7-2) 20. Tulane (9-2)
21 21. South Carolina (6-3) 21. Arizona State (8-2)
22 22. Louisiana State (6-3) 22. Iowa State (8-2)
23 23. Missouri (7-2) 23. Missouri (7-3)
24 24. Army (9-0) 24. UNLV (8-2)
25 25. Tulane (8-2) 25. Illinois (7-3)

OUT: Louisiana State, Louisville, Washington State, Kansas State

Italics denotes Southeastern Conference member

* - denotes team is among the five highest-ranked conference “leaders” and would receive an automatic bid to the 12-team field as the conference’s projected champion. The four highest-ranked conference champions receive a first-round bye.

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A&M stays put at No. 15 in 2024's third College Football Playoff top-25

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6:40p, 11/19/24
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I knew we would stay at No. 15 because we played a cupcake game against New Mexico State after a bye week. We control our own destiny by winning out. If we win our last 2 SEC games against Auburn and Texas, we will probably play Alabama in the SEC Championship Game.

Auburn has lost 5 consecutive Power 4 home games to Alabama, Cal, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Vanderbilt. Also, Hugh Freeze is 1-7 in Power 4 home games, and his only Power 4 home win was a 27-13 win over Mississippi State on 10/28/2023. Auburn's only Power 4 win of the season is a 24-10 road win at Kentucky on 10/26. For these reasons, we will probably be a double-digit road favorite at Auburn.

Still, the road game at Auburn is a trap game because it comes before the Lone Star State rivalry showdown with Texas at Kyle Field. If win beat Auburn, we will return to Kyle Field with a 9-2 (6-1 SEC) record and be playing Texas for both an SEC Championship Game appearance and a playoff appearance. That will be our most consequential home game this century.
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In reply to Iraq2xVeteran • 7:06p, 11/19/24
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I hate to do this to you on this thread, but the line on our game this weekend is -2.5
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I'm sorry but having the AD of Michigan as the chair of the CFP is a joke. It needs to be someone neutral. Clearly, there is no way the Big 10 has 4 teams in the top 5. Indiana and Penn State would be 3 loss team is the SEC and Ohio State would be a two loss team.

The only way A&M gets in is we have to win out. That would be nice since that would probably drop Texas out.
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