For the first four editions of the College Football Playoff (CFP) committee’s weekly rankings, the genuine anger and resentment centered around Notre Dame’s ranking ahead of Miami. And that’s still there, don’t get me wrong, because Notre Dame is still ranked ahead of the Hurricanes after the committee’s Week 5 installment of its Top 25.

But something that heretofore had not really reared its ugly head manifested Tuesday night: SEC bias.

Let’s start at the top. Here are the committee’s rankings for Week 5.

Miami stayed unmoved, coming in at #12 for another week.

But let’s focus on the most noteworthy development in the current playoff picture: Alabama and Notre Dame getting flipped.

The Irish had been ranked 9th for three weeks in a row, and now, suddenly, Alabama moves to 9 and the I

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