Texas remained No. 3 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings Tuesday night and would secure a first-round bye with a projected quarterfinal game against the winner of Indiana-Ole Miss at Royal-Memorial Stadium.

Here are three takeaways from the third round of the College Football Playoff rankings, unveiled Tuesday night on ESPN. You can find a full breakdown of the rankings here. SMU stands pat As the Mustangs spend their third straight week on the outside looking in,

The College Football Playoff committee released its weekly rankings for the third time this season Tuesday night, awarding a non-Power Four team a first round b