The fourth edition of the College Football Playoff Rankings was released Tuesday night with a bit of a shakeup coming to the top four. While the top 10 teams in last week’s rankings all won, Washington swapped places with Florida State for No. 4 as Georgia, Ohio State and Michigan held their top three positions in the playoff field.
The Huskies, fresh off a win over Oregon State, now have four wins against CFP Selection Committee-ranked teams, the most of any program in the top 25. By comparison, the Seminoles only have one such win, which came in Week 1 against LSU in a neutral-site game. Washington will have a chance to earn a fifth win when it rematches with Oregon or plays Arizona in the Pac-12 Championship Game.
The committee did not take the season-ending injury suffered by FSU quarterback Jordan Travis into account as part of this position swap. Ultimately, they will let the results speak for themselves. The ‘Noles will play at rival Florida before facing a top-10 Louisville team in the ACC Championship Game to close the season.
No. 1 Georgia has three ranked wins over Missouri, Ole Miss and Tennessee as it seeks a historic third straight CFP National Championship. No. 2 Ohio State and No. 3 Michigan meet in The Game on Saturday with a chance to help solidify a playoff spot the winner can clinch in the Big Ten Championship Game.
Unlike 2021, when Cincinnati opened at No. 6 in the CFP Rankings and eventually became the first Group of Five team to reach the playoff, the highest-ranked Group of Five program Tuesday is Tulane at No. 23 with Liberty the only other such team ranked at No. 25. That will not create a scenario in which the Green Wave or Flames can advance to the playoff, but in an expanded 12-team field set to be introduced in 2024, Tulane would be in pole position to earn a bid as the highest-ranked potential Group of Five champion.
Let’s take a look at the entire CFP Rankings top 25. Check out analysis by bowls expert Jerry Palm below.
College Football Playoff Rankings, Nov. 21
- Georgia (11-0)
- Ohio State (11-0)
- Michigan (11-0)
- Washington (11-0)
- Florida State (11-0)
- Oregon (10-1)
- Texas (10-1)
- Alabama (10-1)
- Missouri (9-2)
- Louisville (10-1)
- Penn State (9-2)
- Ole Miss (9-2)
- Oklahoma (9-2)
- LSU (8-3)
- Arizona (8-3)
- Oregon State (8-3)
- Iowa (9-2)
- Notre Dame (8-3)
- Kansas State (8-3)
- Oklahoma State (8-3)
- Tennessee (7-4)
- NC State (8-3)
- Tulane (10-1)
- Clemson (7-4)
- Liberty (11-0)
Analysis by bowl…
Click Here to Read the Full Original Article at CBSSports.com Headlines…