Utah No. 2, BYU No. 10 in latest CFP rankings

The latest College Football Playoff rankings put Utah at No. 2 and BYU at No. 10, leaving both Big 12 teams in contention as the regular season continues. Utah is undefeated, while BYU remains in the top 10 despite having lost two games.

The rankings, released Tuesday, also place Texas Tech at No. 12 and Houston at No. 14. Arizona is No. 23 and Oklahoma State No. 25, giving the Big 12 five teams in the top 25. Georgia leads the rankings, according to the reported list.

Utah has three regular-season games remaining: road matchups with Arizona and TCU, followed by a home game against West Virginia. A columnist’s assessment is that winning those games would likely secure Utah a playoff place, whether or not it wins the Big 12 championship. That is a projection, not a committee decision.

BYU’s path depends on its remaining results and the conference title race. The Cougars are scheduled to face Baylor at home, Kansas on the road and Cincinnati at home. One possible scenario described by the columnist has BYU winning out while Texas Tech also wins its remaining games, reaches the title game against Utah and keeps BYU out of it. Whether BYU could still qualify in that situation remains...