The College Football Playoff selection committee released its first set of rankings for this season on Tuesday. Texas (7-1) earned the No. 5 ranking in the initial poll but will be seeded sixth. Oregon, Ohio State, Georgia and Miami earned the top four ...

Texas received a No. 5 ranking and would be slotted as the sixth seed and play No. 11 Alabama in the first round of the new postseason format, according to the initial rankings released by the College Football Playoff selection committee Tuesday night.

As expected, the Texas Longhorns are ranked No. 5 in the first College Football Playoff rankings of the season. The Horns sit behind Oregon, Ohio State, Georgia and Miami in the list. Penn State, Tennessee,