Georgia Bulldogs move to the top of the College Football Playoff rankings

The latest edition of the College Football Playoff rankings are out, and it likely will not surprise Georgia Bulldog fans that their team is number 1.

Fresh off of Saturday night’s 42-7 win over Ole Miss, the 8-1 Bulldogs also are the front runners for what will be the last SEC Championship game for the foreseeable future after Monday’s announcement of the expanded playoff.

UGA hosts Missouri on Saturday at 3:30pm. You can see that game LIVE on Channel 2.

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Moving up to number 2, right behind the Dawgs is the undefeated Utah Utes. The Utes took down Brigham Young this past weekend in the “Holy War” rivalry game and are now 9-0 on the season.

The rest of your top five include in order are:

1. Alabama 7-2
2. UCLA 9-0
3. Notre Dame 8-1

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The SEC is very well represented again in the committee’s rankings with 5 teams within the top 12. The top 12 at the end of the season qualify for the playoff.

Teams 6-12:

1. Texas
2. Miami
3. Tennessee
4. Indiana
5. BYU
6. Kentucky
7. Texas Tech

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There are still a couple of teams within striking distance with only a couple of weeks left in the regular season.

#13 Wake Forest, #14 Houston and #15 Iowa could still in theory, move into the top 12 with a strong finish or a conference title.