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Nebraska 15th In The First College Football Playoff Top 25 Poll

The Huskers are ranked higher than the AP or Coaches poll by the CFP Committee

Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports

Your Nebraska Cornhuskers debuted in the College Football Playoff Selection Committee Top 25 at Number 15.

The Huskers, 7-1 overall and 3-1 in the Big Ten Conference, is tied with Minnesota for the lead in the B1G West, and are one of the favorites coming on to win the Conference.

Nebraska takes on the Purdue Boilermakers this coming Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln.

The full list:

Rank Team Conference Toughest opponent left (per F/+) If the season ended today ...
1 Mississippi State SEC Ole Miss Sugar Bowl vs. Ole Miss
2 Florida State ACC Louisville Rose Bowl vs. Auburn
3 Auburn SEC Ole Miss Rose Bowl vs. Florida State
4 Ole Miss SEC Auburn Sugar Bowl vs. Mississippi State
5 Oregon Pac-12 Stanford New Year's bowl
6 Alabama SEC Auburn Orange Bowl*
7 TCU Big 12 Kansas State New Year's bowl
8 Michigan State Big Ten Ohio State New Year's bowl
9 Kansas State Big 12 TCU New Year's bowl
10 Notre Dame Independent Louisville New Year's bowl
11 Georgia SEC Auburn
12 Arizona Pac-12 Arizona State
13 Baylor Big 12 Oklahoma
14 Arizona State Pac-12 Notre Dame
15 Nebraska Big Ten Wisconsin
16 Ohio State Big Ten Michigan State
17 Utah Pac-12 Oregon
18 Oklahoma Big 12 Baylor
19 LSU SEC Alabama
20 West Virginia Big 12 TCU
21 Clemson ACC Georgia Tech Orange Bowl*
22 UCLA Pac-12 Stanford
23 East Carolina American"]">American UCF New Year's bowl*
24 Duke ACC Virginia Tech
25 Louisville ACC Florida State

UPDATE: More info is always good.