CFB Committee Shares Why Michigan Is Ranked At No. 5

Michigan at No. 5 in the initial CFB Playoff rankings. Here’s a reason why:

CFP committee citing wins vs. teams with winning record. Michigan has 5 of those at the moment.

— Nick Baumgardner (@nickbaumgardner) October 30, 2018

Meanwhile, LSU, also a one-loss team, is at No. 3:

On teleconference, committee chair Rob Mullens notes that LSU has the most wins over +.500 teams (six), and that UCF is the only team in the Top 25 that doesn't have any.

— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) October 30, 2018