DALLAS — Tuesday night's College Football Playoff rankings weren't the final edition -- that comes Sunday after the conference championship games -- but they did offer a lot more clarity, especially for the contending teams from Texas .

Texas Tech, now ranked 4th, is in with a win and likely in with a loss. Texas A&M, despite losing to Texas, remains safely in the field at No. 7. And North Texas -- the team with the most Cinderella potential -- has a clear "win and get in" situation against Tulane in the American Conference Championship Game on Friday night.

Lastly, it appears the Texas Longhorns' campaign for a playoff spot didn't exactly land with the committee. Texas moved up three spots in the rankings -- including jumping two-loss Vanderbilt -- but they're still 13th, and it appea

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