Auburn got some pretty good news on Tuesday when it was the highest-ranked two-loss team by the College Football Playoff Committee.

Auburn is No. 14, which means a lot would have to fall into place for the Tigers to get into position for a national title. But could it happen?

It would be difficult, but not impossible. In 2014, Ohio State got into the playoff (and won the national championship) despite being No. 14 in the initial CFP rankings.

Michigan State got in after being No. 13 in the first rankings in 2015. But both of those were one-loss teams, which means it would be a little trickier for Auburn this year.

Gus Malzahn took a lot of heat a couple of weeks ago for saying that Auburn still "controls its own destiny." He was incorrect then, but could be proven correct eventually.

Should Auburn beat Texas A&M and LSU lose to Alabama on Saturday as expected, Auburn would have a clear path to the SEC championship. The Tigers would need only win out -- including beating No. 1 Georgia and No. 2 Alabama -- to put themselves in Atlanta with a 10-2 record.

They'd then probably have to play Georgia again in the SEC championship game -- maybe South Carolina, but probably Georgia. A win there and the Tigers would be 11-2 and SEC champions.

Would that be good enough to earn a spot in the College Football Playoff? That's the million-dollar question for Auburn.

Let's see if we can clear a path for an SEC champion Auburn team to get into the playoff. It seems to me the following would have to happen:

1. Notre Dame loses again, but not to Miami (which is unbeaten). For argument's sake, let's say the Fighting Irish fall to Stanford in their regular-season finale to finish 10-2. Notre Dame would still have a nice resume, but probably not as good as Auburn's.

2. Iowa State wins out and is Big 12 champion. The Cyclones would have wins over Oklahoma, TCU, Oklahoma State and one of those three teams again in the Big 12 title game, which is impressive. But is that more impressive than two wins over Georgia and one over Alabama? Auburn is ranked higher than Iowa State now, and would probably remain so.

3. Stanford or USC wins the Pac-12. If you're Auburn, you don't want Washington or Washington State to finish with one loss and be Pac-12 champion. By the way, Stanford plays both Washington and Washington State in the next two weeks and could do Auburn a favor and eliminate both.

4. Miami loses before getting to the ACC championship game, Wisconsin loses before getting to the Big Ten championship game and/or either Penn State or Ohio State loses again before the Big Ten championship game. What the Tigers don't want is for there to be multiple one-loss (or fewer) teams in more than one other conference. That could still happen in the Big Ten (Ohio State, Penn State and/or Wisconsin) and the ACC (Miami and either Virginia Tech or Clemson).

Miami and Virginia Tech play each other on Saturday, so that's one loss right there. Miami also still plays Notre Dame, so the Hurricanes could easily lose twice.

It's a little trickier in the Big Ten, where Penn State and Ohio State have already played and neither plays Wisconsin in the regular season. Penn State plays Michigan State on Saturday and Ohio State still has games at Iowa and Michigan, so it's possible (though unlikely) one or both lose again.

That's probably what it would take. Your playoff four would then likely be the Big Ten champion, the ACC champion, Auburn and then either a second team from the Big Ten, ACC or the SEC.

So that's a lot of things that need to happen for Auburn to be in position for a national championship. However, none of it appears less likely than the Tigers beating Georgia twice and Alabama once.

The dominoes may fall into place for the Tigers. Are they good enough to knock them over?

What do you think? I'll take your questions and comments on that or anything else on your mind beginning at 10 a.m.