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The College Football Playoff selection committee ranked Indiana at No. 2 and Texas A&M at No. 3.

The committee's debate over the ranking of the two undefeated teams was its second-longest deliberation.

Indiana holds an edge in some metrics like ESPN's Football Power Index, while Texas A&M has a stronger schedule.

BLOOMINGTON — College Football Playoff selection committee chair Mack Rhoades suggested for a second straight week that the conversation separating Indiana and Texas A&M was among the most involved in its weekly rankings.

But in discussing the merits of the Hoosiers and Aggies, Rhoades issued a backhanded warning to both.

Asked specifically about what separated those two teams — each of them undefeated and either tied or leading their conference — R

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