That’s the word from the second round of CFP rankings, which pegged WSU at No. 18 in Tuesday’s reveal show on ESPN, up three spots from last week. The Cougars (8-1) are six spots out of the 12-team field, which is expanding for the first time this season.

Oregon, Ohio State, Texas and Penn State hold the top four spots. But Oregon, Texas, BYU and Miami hold the top four seeds.

Tuesday’s might have been the most important pre-Selection Sunday College Football Playoff rankings from Indiana’s perspective. And the Hoosiers appear to have gotten good news in batches. IU jumped three spots,

Greg McElroy breaks down the latest rankings for the College Football Playoff.

After all, we have seen instances in the past of the committee seemingly adjusting its second rankings to account for media criticism of the initial version. — Will the committee correct for Brigham Young?