The College Football Playoff Selection Committee just released their latest set of rankings.
And the updated bracket contains a few surprises.
Oregon moved ahead of Ole Miss after beating ranked USC. Ole Miss was idle this past week before they take on Mississippi State this Friday in the Egg Bowl. That was the only change inside the Top 10 from last week’s rankings.
As we wondered earlier today, Miami moved ahead of Utah to No. 12, as the Utes dropped down to No. 13. Utah needed a comeback effort to knock off 5-6 Kansas State this past weekend. Miami still remains four spots behind Notre Dame, a team the Hurricanes beat to open the season, but as the top-ranked ACC team they are now in the hypothetical bracket.
However, the Hurricanes will need a win this weekend over Pittsburgh — and a lot of help — just to make the ACC Championship Game. SMU and Virginia are the two teams most likely to reach the ACC title game.
In a world where the Hurricanes miss out on the ACC Championship Game, they’d need to find a way in as an at-large team. Sitting at No. 12, that might be difficult to do.
No. 11 BYU was the highest-ranked team left out of the bracket.
Tulane, ranked at No. 24, remains the representative from the Group of 5 conferences.
Here are the Committee’s latest rankings, as well as a look at the hypothetical bracket and first round.
CFP rankings after Week 13
Here are the latest rankings from the College Football Playoff Selection Committee:
1. Ohio State (11-0)
2. Indiana (11-0)
3. Texas A&M (11-0)
4. Georgia (10-1)
5. Texas Tech (10-1)
6. Oregon (10-1)
7. Ole Miss (10-1)
8. Oklahoma (9-2)
9. Notre Dame (9-2)
10. Alabama (9-2)
11. BYU (10-1)
12. Miami (9-2)
13. Utah (9-2)
14. Vanderbilt (9-2)
15. Michigan (9-2)
16. Texas (8-3)
17. USC (8-3)
18. Virginia (9-3)
19. Tennessee (8-3)
20. Arizona State (8-3)
21. SMU (8-3)
22. Pitt (8-3)
23. Georgia Tech (9-2)
24. Tulane (9-2)
25. Arizona (8-3)
What is the latest CFP bracket?
Here is the hypothetical College Football Playoff Bracket, based on the latest rankings from the Selection Committee:
These four games would be the first-round matchups, all hosted by the higher seed:
- No. 12 Tulane at No. 5 Texas Tech
- No. 9 Notre Dame at No. 8 Oklahoma
- No. 11 Miami at No. 6 Oregon
- No. 10 Alabama at No. 7 Ole Miss
These four teams: Ohio State, Indiana, Texas A&M, and Georgia, would receive first-round byes.
