By Spencer McLaughlin of Locked on CFB for SuperWest Sports

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The College Football Playoff Committee released its first rankings on Tuesday night.

Washington came in outside the Top 4 at No. 5, with Oregon right behind at No. 6.

The rankings reflect what has long been true: The Pac-12 isn’t getting 2 teams into the CFP.

On today’s episode of Locked On Pac-12, I look at the conference’s playoff hopes after the first CFP rankings release.

With another slate of six games, headlined, by Washington at USC, I also go through the range of potential outcomes for each contest.

Stanford and Cal, destined to finish well under .500 combined in Pac-12 play, have found a home in 2024 and beyond in the ACC.

The announcement of their future conference schedules makes clear just how bizarre of a spectacle it is.