Kirby Smart’s Georgia Bulldogs squad landed at No. 2 in the initial College Football Playoff Rankings that were released on ESPN on Tuesday night.
This doesn’t come as much surprise as the Dawgs hold the same ranking in the AP Top 25. There were, however, a few big surprises or head-scratchers within the rankings.
The initial CFP Rankings:
Miami
Georgia
Utah
Indiana
Alabama
Kentucky
Texas
UCLA
BYU
Ole Miss
Notre Dame
Ohio State
Tennessee
LSU
Texas Tech
Wake Forrest
Houston
Missouri
Iowa
USC
South Carolina
Arizona
Oregon
Florida
Boise State
Indiana is ranked 4th despite four one-score wins over non-ranked teams and a loss to No. 12 Ohio State.
Alabama was ranked 5th despite having two losses with one being to fellow two-loss Tennessee, who is ranked 13th.
Texas, with two losses, is ranked 7th ahead of undefeated UCLA and a couple of one-loss schools.
Georgia is ranked No. 2 ahead of undefeated Utah and UCLA despite the home loss to unranked Auburn.…