Tulane football entered this week with a surprise College Football Playoff ranking at No. 24, making the Green Wave the only Group of Five program included in the Top 25.

While that position gives Tulane a direct path toward hosting the American Athletic Conference Championship Game, and potentially claiming the final spot in the new 12-team CFP format.

On the other hand, head coach Jon Sumrall made it clear he isn’t buying into the praise . When asked during his latest press conference whether he believes the Green Wave deserve a Top-25 ranking, Sumrall didn’t hold back.

“If we want to start feeling comfortable or casual about somebody wanting to vote us in the top 25 teams. There must be a lot of bad football going on if we're one of the top 25 teams… We're an average team,” he s

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