College Football Playoff 2022: 3 biggest snubs from Week 14 rankings

FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS - NOVEMBER 12: Jayden Daniels #5 of the LSU Tigers drops back to pass during a game against the Arkansas Razorbacks at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium on November 12, 2022 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The Tigers defeated the Razorbacks 13-10. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) /

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COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – NOVEMBER 26: Jayden Daniels #5 of the LSU Tigers looks to pass against the Texas A&M Aggies during the first half at Kyle Field on November 26, 2022 in College Station, Texas. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images) /

2. LSU Tigers (No. 14)

From the outside, it feels like a 9-3 LSU team should be ranked somewhere around No. 14, but dropping nine spots after a road loss in SEC play is wild.

We hear all the time about SEC bias and I truly believe it’s real, but this seems like an insane punishment for losing to a talented team on the road that just didn’t play to its potential this year. I don’t think Texas A&M is a good team, but talent is not lacking there.

No, there are no such things as good losses, but I don’t think this is an egregious defeat that warrants a nine-spot free-fall. That’s just insane to me.

A week ago, LSU was on the verge of becoming the first-ever two-loss team to make the playoff field, but a loss to Texas A&M changed the committee’s opinion of the Tigers that much. From almost making the playoff to potentially not even making a New Year’s Six bowl? That seems insane to me, especially for a team that has beaten Mississippi State, Ole Miss, and Alabama this year.

Their only losses are to Florida State, Tennessee, and Texas A&M.

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