The first college football playoff rankings are out and the analysts are picking it apart. It certainly resembles the latest AP Top 25 poll. The Texas Longhorns land at No. 5 in the first rankings of the season.

The first College Football Playoff rankings were released Tuesday and the Texas Longhorns slid in at No. 5 while earning the No. 6 seed in the projected 12-team bracket. Texas sits at 7-1 headed into Saturday's matchup with the Florida Gators but many have questioned whether or not the Longhorns have put together an impressive enough resume at this point in the season considering the level of competition they've played.

The Texas Longhorns are the No. 5 team in the initial round of College Football Playoff rankings released Tuesday night (a new set of rankings will be revealed each Tuesday until the official CFP selection show on Dec.