No. 5 Texas AM is the first team out in the College Football Playoff rankings.The Aggies are 7-1 and will not play in the SEC championship game, but their path to the four-team playoff is not all that complicated.Texas AM must win its regular-season finale against Tenne see on Dec. 19 to stay in the conversation. What else do the Aggies need to happen from now until the College Football Playoff selection show on Dec. 20?Let's play out the rest with the three key pieces:BENDER:College Football Playoff scenarios for Texas Troy Polamalu T Shirts AMA Christmas miracle from either Arkansas against Alabama or LSU against Florida this weekend would obviously work in the Aggies' favor. For the sake of this scenario, we're not counting on either of those upsets to happen.Solet's be more realistic:No. 1 Alabama (10-0) must beat No. 6 Florida in the SEC championship game. That knocks the Gators out of contention with two lo ses.No. 2 Notre Dame (11-0) must beat No. 3 Clemson in the ACC championship game. That gives the Tigers twolo ses.A lo s by No. 4 Ohio State would help, but it's unlikely so it's not worth counting on Pittsburgh Steelers Accessories . That would give Alabama, Notre Dame and Ohio State three spots and leave a big debate for that No. 4 spot:Who else could be in contention?Texas AM (8-1) would be the best one-lo s team but would not have the benefit of playing in a conference championship.Clemson (9-2) and Florida (9-2) would have two lo ses.No. 7 Iowa State (9-2) or No. 11 Oklahoma (8-2) would have a conference championship.No. 15 USC (6-0) or No. 21 Colorado (6-0) could be undefeated and have a Pac-12 championship.No. 8 Cincinnati (9-0) would be the highest-ranked Group of 5 unbeaten team if it beats No. 24 Tulsa in the American Athletic Conference championship.Would Dwayne Haskins Jersey Texas AM get in?That's a lot to play out, but the Aggies would be a good bet to snag that final spot if that scenario unfolds. It's not that unrealistic, but it requires Notre Dame Chase Claypool T Shirts a likely underdog in the rematch with Clemson to deliver another upset.Remember, the College Football Playoff has never featured a two-lo s team. Clemson would have an argument, but the committee might lean toward the Aggies with one lo s.That said, the lo s is bad. Alabama beat Texas AM 52-24 on Oct. 3. That would be the worst lo s by a CFP team since Georgiain 2017. The Bulldogs lost 40-17 to Auburn in the regular season, but Georgia corrected that mistake with a 28-7 victory in the SEC championship game. The 15 one-lo s teams that have qualified for the CFP lost by an average of 7.5 points per game.That could give some other teams consideration.USC a Power 5 champion with a big brand has a lot of ground to cover in two weeks.The argument likely would rest on Texas AM vs. Cincinnati at that point. Would the committee put an unbeaten G5 school in over a one-lo s team?It's still an argument we think Texas AM would win even if the Bearcats might be Diontae Johnson Jersey the more deserving team at that point.