The College Football Playoff selection committee has a challenging task at hand weighing head-to-head, schedules, body of work and current level of play for the next rankings.

A win over Pittsburgh coupled with losses by Virginia (to Virginia Tech) and SMU (to California) clinches an appearance in the ACC title game. Then, a win in that one on Dec. 6 would push Miami to, at worst, the No. 11 seed in the final bracket.

Miami and Texas made final pushes to jump in rankings for at-large CFP bids while Georgia secured its spot in the playoffs and could return to the Sugar Bowl.

The committee won't reward a three-loss non-champion without total chaos ahead of them, and changing the standard now would undermine every precedent they've set. Texas is a good team with one great win -- not a playoff resume. The Horns belong in the conversation but not in the bracket.

All the teams that needed to win to secure — if not truly clinch — spots in the College Football Playoff did so this weekend.

Texas A&M fell out of the top five of The Associated Press college football poll for the first time in two months Sunday, Texas Tech notched its highest ranking in 17 years and a season-high four teams from Group of Five conferences are ranked as the top five got a shuffle with a week to go before the postseason bracket is set.

Does Miami have a strong case to be above 10-2 Notre Dame? Absolutely, considering its head-to-head. But this could have been avoided by beating Louisville, SMU.

The committee won't reward a three-loss nonchampion without total chaos ahead of them, and changing the standard now would undermine every precedent they've set. Texas is a good team with one great win -- not a playoff résumé. The Horns belong in the conversation but not in the bracket.