College Football Playoff Rankings 2015: Experts React to Latest Top 25 Poll

One Big Ten team out, another one in for the latest College Football Playoff rankings. After moving to 11-0 with a 40-20 win over Purdue on Saturday, Iowa slid into the No. 4 spot in the selection committee's poll, following mainstays Clemson and Alabama and surprise No. 3 entry Oklahoma.

Joe Schad of ESPN seems in agreement with the committee:    

Notre Dame, which had hung on to the No. 4 ranking heading into this week, dropped all the way to No. 6 despite beating Boston College. Michigan State is the first team out after taking care of business in an upset win over Ohio State.

Pete Sampson of Irish Illustrated pointed out one way Notre Dame could get back in the committee's good graces:

Oklahoma moved ahead of Notre Dame among the one-loss teams despite nearly blowing a three-score lead against TCU. The Horned Frogs' polarizing decision to go for two after scoring a potential game-tying touchdown with under a minute left ultimately saved the Sooners from at the very worst a nail-biting overtime. 

Peter Berkes of SB Nation made light of Oklahoma's still being in the Top Four despite losing to a bad Texas team:

Dan Wolken of USA Today didn't love the decision, though he later clarified:

Perhaps the team with the biggest gripe is Michigan State, which has a better loss (against Nebraska) and arguably topped Oklahoma's best win this weekend by taking down Ohio State. Michael Geiger kicked a 41-yard field goal as time expired to give the Spartans a 17-14 win in Columbus. They held the Buckeyes to just 132 yards and got just enough from an offense lacking star quarterback Connor Cook.

Bruce Feldman of Fox Sports is on board with the Spartans:

Fox Sports' Stewart Mandel made a salient point for those upset about Michigan State being fifth:

Perhaps making the Spartans' win all the more impressive is how Vegas views Ohio State, as noted by gambling expert R.J. Bell:

Among one-loss teams, it was a difficult week to be a Cowboy, Gator or Tar Heel. Oklahoma State, Florida and North Carolina are all sitting behind two-loss teams in the rankings despite being Power Five teams themselves. The Cowboys descended to No. 11 after being taken out by Baylor, while North Carolina and Florida hang around in the Top 15 despite some less than stellar wins over unranked opponents.

Matt Hayes of Sporting News answered this question simply:

Overall, despite some confusion about the timing, the general sense is that the committee got the Top Four right. Iowa deserves its moment in the sun for being undefeated and will get a chance to prove itself to the world when it plays in the Big Ten Championship Game. Perhaps the only real loser here is Notre Dame, which will probably need losses from two of the five teams ahead of it to make any real headway.

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