Curt Cignetti throws shade at SEC, College Football Playoff rankings with social media post

The Indiana Hoosiers come into Week 10 ranked No. 4 in the first batch of College Football Playoff rankings, but the defending national champions haven't looked like the team that dominated the sport a year ago.

After beginning the year with two Group of Six teams and an FCS opponent, Indiana has gone 5-1 in Big Ten play with four of those wins being one-score victories — and three straight requiring fourth-quarter comebacks. The Hoosiers' schedule has been a topic of conversation all year, as Indiana opted against finding a Power Four nonconference opponent this season, but among Big Ten teams, they're getting far more respect than others thanks to their status as the defending champs.

During his radio show on Wednesday night, heading into Indiana's bye week, Cignetti offered his thoughts on why the SEC dominated the first CFP rankings, highlighting the relationship among the Playoff, the SEC and ESPN.

"SEC gets a lot of love from ESPN and all their writers that they don't technically pay but march to their drum," Cignetti said. "And that's why you see all these SEC teams up there and some good two-loss teams from the Big Ten not quite as high. But…

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