Georgia into top 4 in latest CFP rankings
For the first time in three weeks there was a change in the top four in the College Football Playoff rankings.
The committee, as expected Tuesday, kept unbeatens Alabama, Clemson and Notre Dame in the first three spots as the rankings have held since Nov. 7.
The big adjustment this week is the fall of Michigan from the fourth spot after the Wolverines were defeated by Ohio State.
Georgia was the benefactor for now as it moved to No. 4. There’s one problem for the Bulldogs. They have to play Alabama in the SEC title game, putting them in a must-win situation Saturday.
If, as expected, Georgia loses the door is open for either No. 5 Oklahoma and No. 6 Ohio State.
The Sooners will meet No. 14 Texas in the Big 12 championship game. It’s an opportunity for them to avenge their lone loss on the season. The Buckeyes meet No. 21 Northwestern in the Big Ten championship game.
Whichever team makes the best final case Saturday could be the one that gets the nod in the final rankings if the scenario holds.
Right behind the contenders are No. 7 Michigan and No. 8 Central Florida. The Knights have won 23 consecutive games, but lost starting quarterback McKenzie Milton to a serious leg injury. UCF will face Memphis in the American Athletic championship game
Florida and LSU complete the top 10.
The top four teams in final rankings on Dec. 2 will play in the semifinals. Those two games will be at in the Orange Bowl and Cotton Bowl on Dec. 29. The championship game will be played on Jan. 7 in Santa Clara, Calif.
Erick Smith