Texas Longhorns are No. 7 in first CFP rankings with Texas Tech at 15 and UH at 17

Houston and quarterback Conner Weigman are No. 17 in the first College Football Playoff rankings of the season. (Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle) The Texas Longhorns, with three signature wins but two losses, are No. 7 in the first College Football Playoff rankings.Texas Tech (7-1) is ranked 15th and UH (6-2) and is at No. 17, the Cougars' highest-ranking in school history in the CFP.Miami (8-0), Georgia (7-1), Utah (8-0), Indiana (8-1) and Alabama (6-2) are the top five.TEXAS VS. MISSOURI: Tigers don't get the hype but are a more complete teamThe CFP rankings determine the 12 teams in the playoff: the four power conference champions, seven at-large teams and the highest-ranked group of six team.In these rankings, Boise State was the lone group of six team and was ranked 25th. UTSA (7-1) The Longhorns, with wins over No. 10 Ole Miss, No. 12 Ohio State and No. 13 Tennessee but losses to Oklahoma and Florida, play No. 18 Missouri this weekend and are at No. 14 LSU the following week before finishing at home against Arkansas and on the road at Texas A&M.A VOTE FOR TECH:Texas college football rankingsUH, which has lost two close games to No. 15 Texas Tech and No. 3 Utah, would need to sweep its last four -- vs. Cincinnati, at Colorado, at West Virginia and vs. Baylor -- to have a shot at making the top 11.For Texas Tech, which hasn't played a tough schedule, its final four: vs. West Virginia, at Oklahoma State, at Baylor and vs. TCU.One of the bigger surprises was Indiana at No. 4, eight spots ahead of Ohio State, which beat the Hoosiers.The SEC had six teams in the top 11 and 11 overall.SubscribeThere’s more to Houston with the Chronicle. Subscribe today for just 25¢.This article originally published at Texas Longhorns are No. 7 in first CFP rankings with Texas Tech at 15 and UH at 17.