Tuesday night, the first ever College Football Playoff rankings were released. Ole Miss is ranked 4th in the poll, behind Mississippi State, Florida State and Auburn respectively.
Oregon and Alabama round out the top six teams and are the first two teams left out of the playoff.
In the first rankings, the playoff committee seemed to value head-to-head match ups, as Ole Miss reaches the playoff based on the win at home against Alabama. Auburn’s win on the road at 9th-ranked Kansas State helps pole-vault them to third.
If the season ended today, Ole Miss would play Mississippi State in the national semifinal in the Allstate Sugar Bowl in New Orleans on Jan. 1.
The second matchup would be a 2013 national championship rematch with Florida State against Auburn in the Rose Bowl.
The national championship game will be played on Jan. 12 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
The rest of the top 10 is No. 7 TCU, No. 8 Michigan State, No. 9 Kansas State and No. 10 Notre Dame.
