While everyone else on the field thought the play was over, Colorado’s Shilo Sanders didn’t hear a whistle, so he kept going.

On Tuesday night, CU moved up to No. 17 in the latest College Football Playoff selection committee rankings. The Buffs (7-2, 5-1 Big 12) moved up three spots from last week’s first CFP rankings. It is CU’s best CFP ranking since landing at No. 10 in the final rankings of 2016.

The Colorado Buffaloes moved up a few spots in the College Football Playoff rankings Tuesday. The CFP rankings determine which 12 teams will be selected for the newly expanded College Football Playoff,

The Colorado Buffaloes continue to move up the rankings, as their latest victory over Texas Tech has them rise to #17 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings. This is the highest ranked the Buffs have been since they were #10 in the final CFP ranking in 2016.

Now in their second season under head coach Deion Sanders, the 18th-ranked Buffaloes are showing some physicality and nastiness of their own. And, that will be tested when the Buffs (7-2, 5-1 Big

The second College Football Playoff Top 25 rankings were revealed on Tuesday and the now-7-2 Colorado Buffaloes improved three spots to No. 17. Colorado is still outside the 12-team field, but its three-spot leap is an encouraging sign for the Buffs,