Projecting the College Football Playoff top 12 after Week 5
Oregon's win at Penn State catapulted the Ducks into the top three this week, but they weren't the only movers on a statement Saturday where winning on the road provided an extra boost.
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There's a temporary ceiling, though, for some of these contenders, as the selection committee's head-to-head tiebreaker is factoring into the ranking. It's one of several tiebreakers it uses when comparing teams, and as long as the teams have similar records, the group has historically leaned on the head-to-head result. That's helping Florida State tremendously right now.
The 13-member College Football Playoff selection committee doesn't release its first ranking until Nov. 4, but based on what each team has done to-date, the ones with