The top four of the College Football Playoff committee's rankings remained the same for another week, but there were plenty of other changes following a chaotic

By NOAH TRISTER The expanded Big Ten is poised to be a major player in this season’s College Football Playoff. The 18-team conference had three of the top-four teams in the AP poll this week

The 18-team conference had three of the top-four teams in the AP poll last week — No. 1 Oregon, No. 2 Ohio State and No. 4 Penn State. A one-loss Indiana team is ranked 10th but is still very much a contender to make the playoff, given how many Southeastern Conference teams have three defeats or more.