Playoff tracker: Are the Big Ten's hopes doomed?

ByHeather Dinich ESPN logo
Sunday, November 5, 2017
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The first College Football Playoff rankings were released Tuesday, but big changes could be coming.

Two teams in the top 10 -- Ohio State and Penn State -- lost, almost certainly knocking them out of playoff contention. That could open the door for teams behind them to make big moves.

Here's how the day's biggest games affected the playoff hunt.br/]

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