In a new era of rankings, Mississippi State is at the top

Tuesday’s release of the College Football Playoff rankings will not impede our pursuit to generate the most reputable ranking produced in less than an hour every Wednesday afternoon. We have outlasted the 16-year Bowl Championship Series rankings, Harris Interactive Index and Legends of Coaching polls. Rankman promises to be at his post long after committee panelist Condi Rice leaves to become commissioner of the Southeastern Conference. The mission statement of our one-man selection committee remains: to ignore head-to-head if there is a funnier comment to be made about a team that would otherwise not be ranked.

1; Mississippi State 7-0; Pajama Blog clarifies “bombshell” scoop to “Mississippi VALLEY State ineligible for 2014 playoff.” (2)

2; Florida State 7-0; Jimbo says Karlos is the kind of kid you’d let babysit the warden’s daughter. (3)

3; Oregon 7-1; Car&Driver gives “Rolls” Royce Freeman high marks for rack-and-pinion steering. (5)

4; Alabama 7-1; Win-win: Paying off Saban’s $3.1-million mortgage left boosters $35 for Red Cross donation. (4)

5; Notre Dame 6-1; NBC says ESPN’s obvious bias toward SEC is shameful and unprofessional. (6)

6; Auburn 6-1; Defied SEC honor code by announcing series with California in the same year it plays at Kansas State. (7)

7; Mississippi 7-1; Classes canceled Wednesday to celebrate possible playoff-clinching loss to Louisiana State. (1)

8; Georgia 6-1; First school we can remember that improved after losing leading Heisman Trophy candidate. (8)

9; Michigan State 7-1; “Big Brother” Michigan visit included a stake plant followed by a face plant. (9)

10: Kansas State 6-1; Shutout against Texas entered into in Farmer’s Almanac as K-State 23, Bev-0. (10)

11; Arizona 6-1; Scooby Wright joins watchlist for upcoming Nagurski and Nickelodeon awards. (11)

12; Arizona State 6-1; Recent survey revealed six of last seven opponents underestimated the Sun Devils. (12)

13; Utah 6-1; USC’s Agholor is first opposing player to measure field width to make sure it was 53 feet 4 inches. (13)

14; Baylor 6-1; Slump these days means Bears are averaging only 38.9 points and 496 yards in last three games. (14)

15; Texas Christian 6-1; Rankman.com confirms 82 is also Gary Patterson’s bowling average. (15)

16; Louisiana State 7-2; Might not be able to win SEC West but it can turn race into a Louisiana hayride. (16)

Dropped out: Ohio State (16).

Moved in: LSU.

First four out: Ohio State, Nebraska, Oklahoma, East Carolina.

chris.dufresne@latimes.com