College Football Playoff Rankings 2014: Twitter Reacts to Week 11 Top 25 Reveal

The second edition of the 2014 College Football Playoff rankings were revealed during an ESPN telecast on Tuesday. As was the case in the inaugural hierarchy, the Mississippi State Bulldogs reign as the top-ranked team in the nation.    

Here is a look at the fresh Top 25 order, decided by a 12-person selection committee:

These rankings rather appropriately drop on national Election Day.

A customary part of the freedom to vote is also the freedom to express oneself, in the unique medium of social media at that. Twitter had plenty to say regarding the latest College Football Playoff selection committee's perceptions.

Ole Miss experienced a free fall after its second straight defeat Saturday, this one coming at the hands of Auburn, 35-31, in Oxford. SEC Network's Greg McElroy felt the team caused the biggest initial stir based on its ranking of 11th:

Exacerbating Saturday's loss, though, was the scary situation involving Rebels star receiver Laquon Treadwell, who is expected to be out for four months with a broken leg and dislocated ankle.

Auburn's quality win was enough to hang in the top four, as its only loss is to the perceived best team in the country, Mississippi State.

Ryan Black of the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer documented what playoff committee chairman Jeff Long had to say about the Tigers' standing:

The popular Notre Dame Fighting Irish are still on the outside looking in. ESPN College Football helped explain why that is:

One team barely off the pace is the mighty Alabama Crimson Tide, who have pulled it together since losing to Ole Miss away from Tuscaloosa.

Coach Nick Saban's powerhouse program is a perpetual title contender, built to endure the grind of a brutal SEC schedule. A 34-20 victory at Tennessee on Oct. 25, combined with the Tide's track record, led ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit to say the following, per College GameDay:

John Middlekauff of Comcast SportsNet offered a forward-looking overview of how he thinks the remaining games will play out:

ESPN's Joe Schad noted how Alabama's resume is superior in many ways to the current last team in, the Oregon Ducks:

But the importance of quarterback play is paramount at any level of football, and that's where the Ducks have an edge over just about anyone else.

Dual-threat signal-caller Marcus Mariota accounted for four total touchdowns in Oregon's defining 45-16 triumph over Stanford. Schad surveyed the top four and pondered the implications of some epic QB matchups:

Fox Sports Southwest's David Ubben shared his thoughts on the implications these Week 11 rankings have for the Big 12 conference:

ABC 57 News' Brandon Pope offered his take on the standings:

Fox Sports' Joel Klatt feels Michigan State, though ranked eighth as the class of the Big Ten, may never garner enough respect from the committee:

Neither of the top two teams in Mississippi State and Florida State had easy times preserving their perfect records. However, it's a mark of a championship contender to pull out close calls, as the Bulldogs did in a 17-10 win at Arkansas.

The Seminoles always have a target on their backs as the defending national champions. Jameis Winston overcame three interceptions and a 21-0 deficit against Louisville's elite defense on the road to lead FSU to a comeback, 42-31 victory.

That grit is a big reason both teams are first and second respectively for the second week in a row. With so many hot, one-loss teams in pursuit, though, there is bound to be a big shakeup in the College Football Playoff picture in the coming weeks.

Some of the one-loss teams sitting behind Ole Miss may feel slighted, particularly two of the best the Big Ten has to offer in Nebraska and Ohio State. Those teams will be worth monitoring, as will Arizona State, ranked ninth and looming large if anyone above the Sun Devils stumbles.