Michigan football stays 6th, Michigan State 7th in new College Football Playoff rankings
The third College Football Playoff rankings were released Tuesday. Michigan football was slotted at No. 6 while Michigan State football came in at No. 7.
Michigan is coming off a rousing road win Saturday over Penn State.
Michigan State beat Maryland, 40-21, at home.
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The No. 1 team in the CFP rankings remains Georgia. Alabama is at No. 2, Oregon at No. 3 and Ohio State at No. 4. The No. 5 team is still Cincinnati.
Each of the top seven teams in rankings won this past week, but No. 8 Oklahoma suffered its first loss to Baylor. The Sooners fell to No. 13.
There are three more rankings left.
Of course a key point in all this is Michigan State's comeback win over Michigan. But as Big Ten play continues, the pecking order of OSU, MSU and Michigan should sort itself out.
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Michigan State started as the No. 3 team in the rankings but fell after an upset loss to Purdue. Michigan has risen slightly from No. 7.
MSU can really bolster its CFP case with a win Saturday vs. Ohio State. Michigan, meanwhile, plays Maryland at 3:30 p.m. in College Park.
U-M will get its chance at OSU on Nov. 27 at home.
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This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: College Football Playoff: Michigan lands at 6th, MSU at 7th
