No. 3 Texas A&M can take another step toward landing a high seed in the College Football Playoff when it faces No. 22 Missouri on Saturday afternoon at Columbia, Mo.

The Southeastern Conference matchup is big for both schools but carries even more weight for the Aggies after the initial CFP rankings were released on Tuesday night.

Texas A&M (8-0, 5-0) is the highest-ranked team in the conference, ahead of No. 4 Alabama (7-1, 5-0), No. 5 Georgia (7-1, 5-1) and No. 6 Ole Miss (8-1, 5-1). But in this era of the 16-team SEC, the Aggies play none of those three teams this season.

Asked how to quantify why Texas A&M is the best of the bunch, Aggies coach Mike Elko didn't pull any punches.

"Um, we haven't lost yet," he said with a laugh. "That would probably be a good starting point."

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