College Football Playoff: Mizzou slips to No. 22 in new rankings

The second weekly CFP rankings are out, and after their loss to Texas, Mizzou has fallen out- oh wait, no! There they are! Still hanging on!

In a bit of a shocker, Mizzou hangs on to a Top 25 spot, slotting in at No. 22 in the CFP Selection Committee’s second release of 2026. They’ve got to go to the new No. 1 this weekend, so we’ll see how long that lasts. But hey, it’s not nothing!

Here’s a look at the committee’s second ranking:

Quick thoughts

So Alabama is getting in no matter what, huh?

A week after the committee stunned the country by placing 6-2 Alabama at No. 5, the Tide are all the way up to No. 3 after trouncing LSU last weekend. That’s not to denigrate Bama, who looked really good at Death Valley. But it shows us where the Committee’s mind is at. And that’s with the difficulty of the SEC. It benefits Mizzou of course, who stayed well within the Top 25 after slipping to 6-3.

Other spare thoughts: Notre Dame jumps into the top 5 after beating Miami, which plummets six spots on its own. Meanwhile, Indiana continues to get a bit shafted and Kentucky only drops three spots after getting clobbered by Tennessee. Utah climbs up to No. 2, which is awesome for national parity, while undefeated UCLA enters the top 5. I’m sure the committee wanted to find a way to get Texas into the top 5 as well, but there’s probably no justification for putting them over the Bruins or the Fighting Irish.

What it means for Mizzou

Nothing? Next to nothing?

Look, in a college football season as chaotic as this one, there’s not a zero percent chance that Mizzou gets into the College Football Playoff. I think the broadcast was touting Mizzou’s chances in the low single digits with a loss to Texas, so…

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Effectively, Mizzou is in the same place it was last week – win, win, win. The only real difference is that they now have to hope that chaos ensues across the college football landscape. And winning the remainder of their games convincingly wouldn’t hurt. Nothing like a Saturday stroll between the hedges with the fellas, huh?

FanDuel currently has Mizzou’s at +15000, so if you’re feeling bold, go for it! But even if the Tigers are able to play their way back into contention by year’s end, their chances of landing in the Top 12 look pretty grim.