The first official signal of where Missouri stands in the race for the College Football Playoff was released Tuesday, with the selection committee releasing its first top-25 rankings. At 6-2, Missouri's chances are slim, but certainly aren't dead.

It is the College Football Playoff selection committee’s turn to make sense of a season where nothing makes sense.

Last year, the drama surrounding the final playoff rankings was SMU (11-2) getting the final at-large bid over Alabama (9-3) after losing an extra game in the ACC championship against Clemson.