Oregon, Ohio State and Texas maintained the top three spots in the fourth set of College Football Playoff rankings, which were released on Tuesday night. But while the Ducks and Buckeyes are both heavily favored in their upcoming matchups this weekend,

That’s important because if the committee decides to throw Tulane a bone and bump them up, or if one of Big 12 teams is a three- or four-loss team after the title game, they might not be ranked over Tulane to get the fifth auto bid.