The second installment of the College Football Playoff rankings was released Tuesday with no changes to the top five and only two newcomers.

But there was no shortage of debate as the CFP selection committee favored the usual suspects and banished the ACC to the bottom half of the rankings.

Our instant reaction:

— If the field were selected today, the top four seeds (with opening round byes) would be Ohio State, Indiana, Texas A&M and Alabama. No longer are the top seeds reserved for conference champions; they are assigned to the best teams.

— SEC teams accounted for eight of the 25 spots followed by the Big Ten (six), ACC (five) and Big 12 (four). But the distribution was hardly even: The SEC filled seven of the top-14 spots.

— Oregon climbed just one position, to No. 8, after the la

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