During ESPN's first College Football Playoff rankings Tuesday night, the Maroon and White found themselves ranked in the exact spot that they sit in the AP Top 25, which is third, which would give them a pass straight into the quarterfinals if the postseason was to start today.

No. 45 Baylor (+13): Sawyer Robertson cooled the temps around Waco just a bit with three touchdown passes to lead the Bears in a 30-3 runaway win against UCF. The victory puts Baylor back over .500 on the year now at 5-4, but making a bowl game will still be a challenge with games against Utah, Arizona and Houston left on the schedule.

Vanderbilt has reached seven wins. It can take another step toward a potential CFP berth with a win Saturday over Texas in Austin.

A lot has changed about college football over the last five seasons. Texas and Vanderbilt illustrate that dynamic as they prepare to meet.

More than 1.6 million students enrolled at Texas' public and private institutions, including health-related schools.