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Texas A&M remains at No. 3 in CFP rankings after close call in Week 12
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Well...
Sure.
After pulling off an insane rally to complete the largest comeback in school history, Texas A&M is again ranked No. 3 in the latest College Football Playoff top 25.
The Aggies are once again behind Ohio State and Indiana.
A&M, among the nation’s last three unbeatens, erased a 27-point deficit against South Carolina on Saturday to improve to 10-0.
Down 30-3 at halftime, Marcel Reed engineered a second-half rally for the ages as the Aggies scored on each of their first four possessions after the break, while the A&M defense pitched a second-half shutout.
Across the final 30 minutes, the Aggies outgained the Gamecocks 371-76 and outscored them 28-0.
Entering Saturday, SEC teams were 0-286 when trailing by 27 points or more. That stat now reads 1-286, and the one is Mike Elko’s Ags.
While A&M survived the Week 12 scare, the committee — now chaired by Arkansas athletic director Hunter Yurachek — does not seem to value the Aggies’ cardiac comeback in a similar manner as Indiana’s the week prior.
Shocker, right?
Regardless, when it comes to metrics, A&M’s Strength of Record is still No. 1 nationally, and for those who cry about a perceived “weak” schedule, the Ags continue to have a Strength of Schedule edge over both Ohio State and Indiana (18th vs. 50th and 38th, respectively). However, A&M’s remaining SOS (25) is behind both the Buckeyes (11) and Hoosiers (18).
If the season ended today, the Aggies would be the No. 3 seed in the 12-team field and face the victor of No. 6 seed Ole Miss and No. 11 seed Miami (as the assumed ACC champion...though the Hurricanes only have an outside shot of making their title game) in the quarterfinals, presumably at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl in Arlington on New Year’s Eve.
Additionally, A&M is ranked No. 3 in both the Associated Press Poll and the US LBM Coaches Poll for Week 13.
College Football Playoff Top 25 - Nov. 18, 2025
| Rank | Nov. 11, 2025 | Nov. 18, 2025 |
| 1 | 1. Ohio State (9-0) | 1. Ohio State (10-0) |
| 2 | 2. Indiana (10-0) | 2. Indiana (11-0) |
| 3 | 3. Texas A&M (9-0) | 3. Texas A&M (10-0) |
| 4 | 4. Alabama (8-1) | 4. Georgia (9-1) |
| 5 | 5. Georgia (8-1) | 5. Texas Tech (10-1) |
| 6 | 6. Texas Tech (9-1) | 6. Ole Miss (10-1) |
| 7 | 7. Ole Miss (9-1) | 7. Oregon (9-1) |
| 8 | 8. Oregon (8-1) | 8. Oklahoma (8-2) |
| 9 | 9. Notre Dame (7-2) | 9. Notre Dame (8-2) |
| 10 | 10. Texas (7-2) | 10. Alabama (8-2) |
| 11 | 11. Oklahoma (7-2) | 11. Brigham Young (9-1) |
| 12 | 12. Brigham Young (8-1) | 12. Utah (8-2) |
| 13 | 13. Utah (7-2) | 13. Miami (8-2) |
| 14 | 14. Vanderbilt (8-2) | 14. Vanderbilt (8-2) |
| 15 | 15. Miami (7-2) | 15. Southern Cal (8-2) |
| 16 | 16. Georgia Tech (8-1) | 16. Georgia Tech (9-1) |
| 17 | 17. Southern Cal (7-2) | 17. Texas (7-3) |
| 18 | 18. Michigan (7-2) | 18. Michigan (8-2) |
| 19 | 19. Virginia (8-2) | 19. Virginia (9-2) |
| 20 | 20. Louisville (7-2) | 20. Tennessee (7-3) |
| 21 | 21. Iowa (6-3) | 21. Illinois (7-3) |
| 22 | 22. Pittsburgh (7-2) | 22. Missouri (7-3) |
| 23 | 23. Tennessee (6-3) | 23. Houston (8-2) |
| 24 | 24. South Florida (7-2) | 24. Tulane (8-2) |
| 25 | 25. Cincinnati (7-2) | 25. Arizona State (7-3) |
Italics denotes Southeastern Conference member
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