The College Football Playoff committee already had a difficult question to answer. Week 10 made it harder to avoid.

How much should beating another contender matter when the rankings suggest something different?

The first CFP rankings placed Alabama at No. 5 and Tennessee at No. 13. Indiana opened at No. 4, eight spots ahead of Ohio State. In both comparisons, the lower-ranked team had won the head-to-head meeting.

Saturday gave those debates different directions. Tennessee added a convincing victory against Kentucky. Ohio State suffered another defeat. Together, those results show why Tuesday's rankings will require more than a simple rule about which team won on the field.

Tennessee Gives the Committee a Stronger Case to Consider

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Tennessee beat Kentucky 34-6, adding another significant result to a résumé that already included a 26-10 victory against Alabama.…