No. 3 Texas A&M can take another step toward landing a high seed in the College Football Playoff when it faces No. 22 Missouri on Saturday afternoon at Columbia, Mo.The Southeastern Conference matchup is big for both schools but carries even more weight for the Aggies after the initial CFP rankings were released on Tuesday night.Texas A&M (8-0, 5-0) is the highest-ranked team in the conference, ahead of No. 4 Alabama (7-1, 5-0), No. 5 Georgia (7-1, 5-1) and No. 6 Ole Miss (8-1, 5-1). But in this era of the 16-team SEC, the Aggies play none of those three teams this season.Asked how to quantify why Texas A&M is the best of the bunch, Aggies coach Mike Elko didn’t pull any punches.”Um, we haven’t lost yet,” he said with a laugh. “That would probably be a good starting point.”Elko acknowledged it isn’t easy to have a handle when trying to dissect foes.”Yeah, I don’t know. It’s hard to compare yourself to other teams in the league,” Elko said. “I’m just trying to figure out how to play good football on Saturday against Missouri.”The Aggies have come up with the answers each week and have topped 40 points five times. Texas A&M pounded host LSU 49-25 on Oct. 25 and then had a bye last weekend.Sophomore quarterback Marcel Reed has passed for 1,972 yards and 17 touchdowns against six interceptions for the Aggies. He also has rushed for six scores.Reed’s stellar season reminds Missouri coach Eliah Drinkwitz of the recruiting process.”I’ve believed in Marcel Reed for a long time,” Drinkwitz said. “I was first on the bandwagon. He’s a really good player. You can tell the guys love playing for him. They love playing around him. When he makes a mistake, he bounces back and keeps on going. The moment is never too big.”Meanwhile, the Tigers have lost two of their past three games following a 5-0 start.