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Oregon, Ohio St., Texas, Penn St. CFP top four

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Tuesday, 12 November 2024 18:18

Oregon remained No. 1 in the second rankings released by the College Football Playoff selection committee on Tuesday night.

The Ducks, who cruised past Maryland 39-18 last week to improve to 10-0, were followed by No. 2 Ohio State, No. 3 Texas, No. 4 Penn State and No. 5 Indiana.

BYU, Tennessee, Notre Dame, Miami, Alabama, Ole Miss and Georgia round out the committee's top 12.

Miami's first loss of the season, 28-23 at Georgia Tech, and Georgia's second defeat, 28-10 at Ole Miss, shook up the committee's rankings. The Hurricanes fell five spots to No. 9, while the Bulldogs dropped nine spots to No. 12.

Using the current rankings, Oregon (Big Ten), Texas (SEC), BYU (Big 12) and Miami (ACC) would be the four highest-rated conference champions and would receive first-round byes in the 12-team playoff.

Boise State is No. 13 in the committee's rankings, but the Broncos would be included in the 12-team playoff as the fifth-highest rated conference champion from the Mountain West.

The first-round matchups would look like this: No. 12 Boise State at No. 5 Ohio State; No. 11 Ole Miss at No. 6 Penn State, No. 10 Alabama at No. 7 Indiana; and No. 9 Notre Dame at No. 8 Tennessee.

Although Georgia, which captured two of the past three CFP national championships, is ranked No. 12 in the committee's rankings, the Bulldogs would be the first team left out of the 12-team playoff.

SMU is No. 14, followed by Texas A&M, Kansas State, Colorado, Washington State, Louisville and Clemson.

South Carolina, LSU, Missouri, Army and Tulane close out the top 25.

The Gamecocks and Green Wave made their CFP rankings debut this season, replacing Iowa State and Pittsburgh, who were Nos. 17 and 18 last week, respectively.

There were nine SEC teams included in the committee's rankings, four each from the ACC and Big Ten and three from the Big 12.

Georgia, which also fell 41-34 at Alabama on Sept. 28, plays what might be a CFP elimination game against Tennessee at Sanford Stadium on Saturday (7:30 p.m. ET/ABC, ESPN+). Georgia is 14-3 after a loss under coach Kirby Smart, bouncing back after each of its previous eight defeats. The Bulldogs haven't lost back-to-back games in the regular season since 2016, Smart's first season coaching his alma mater.

Georgia has defeated Tennessee in seven of its past eight contests, including a 38-10 win on the road last season.

Asked about the CFP implications of the game on Monday, Smart said his team had to solely focus on beating the Volunteers.

"I don't ever take those approaches," Smart said. "I don't think they're the right way to go about things. I think you're trying to win your conference all the time, and to do that you've got to win your games at home. You've got to play well on the road, which we have and haven't. We've done both, but I like making it about who we play and how we play, and less about just outcomes."

BYU survived a 22-21 scare at Utah last week. With Miami's loss, the Cougars jumped the Hurricane as the third-highest rated conference champion. BYU hosts Kansas on Saturday, followed by a road game at Arizona State on Nov. 23 and home game against Houston the next week. According to ESPN Analytics, BYU is the heavy favorite (92%) to earn a spot in the Big 12 title game and also win it (40%).

Army would be the next highest-rated conference champion behind Boise State, one spot ahead of fellow AAC program Tulane. The Black Knights improved to 9-0 with last week's 14-3 victory at North Texas. They'll have their best chance to make a statement to the selection committee in their next game, against Notre Dame at Yankee Stadium in New York on Nov. 23.

The four first-round games will be played at the home campus of the higher-seeded teams on Dec. 20 and 21. The four quarterfinal games will be staged at the VRBO Fiesta Bowl, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, Rose Bowl presented by Prudential and Allstate Sugar Bowl on Dec. 31 and Jan. 1.

The two semifinal games will take place at the Capital One Orange Bowl and Goodyear Cotton Bowl on Jan. 9 and 10.

The CFP National Championship presented by AT&T is scheduled for Jan. 20 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

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