"Because (of) their win over Georgia," CFP selection chair Warde Manuel said. "They won against Missouri. They've beat South Carolina and they won at LSU in a dominant fashion. So when you put those four wins against, you know, Mississippi and what they did ... when we compare resumes, that's how we saw it."

Indiana fell but not so far; the chaos of last weekend benefited South Carolina, Clemson, SMU, Tennessee and the ACC; and the foursome in the logjam atop the Big 12 got subdued rankings as the latest College Football Playoff list emerged Tuesday night.