In a shocking turn of events, the Florida State University (FSU) Seminoles dropped to the number four rank in the College Football Playoff Top 25 that was released last Tuesday night.

The shock came due to the fact that the Seminoles are the only undefeated team in the Football Bowl Subdivision, as well as the defending national champions.

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For the past three weeks, the Seminoles were actually ranked third in the league. However, they have just fallen behind the Texas Christian University (TCU) Horned Frogs who moved up from the number five spot.

The Horned Frogs have just come off a 38-point win at Texas and is pulling farther of the Baylor Bears, a team that has previously beaten TCU last October.

Playoff selection committee Jeff Long said that some of his peers were concerned as to the Seminoles' continued close games against unranked opponents.

"I think they are very close to being No. 3," Long said. "We spent a lot of time in debate on Florida State, and TCU for that matter. Florida State continues to be that undefeated team. But in many of the committee members' eyes, they've struggled in some games against unranked opponents. That has had an impact."

Asked whether or not the Seminoles would hold on to the fourth rank if they should beat Georgia Tech this Saturday, Long said that the committee does not project, but their body of work puts them in a strong position.

He also added that the Big 12 championship, which could go to either team, will be considered when the committee makes its final decision on Sunday.

"There's games left to be played," Long said. "There could be one champion of the Big 12 and we will take that certainly into account whether that's one champion or a co-champion, and championships are something we are supposed to consider in our final rankings."

He also offered that at this point in time, they believe that TCU is a better team. 

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