Ohio State, Georgia, Michigan and Florida State remained in playoff positions in Tuesday night’s second edition of the College Football Playoff rankings as the top eight teams were unchanged from a week ago.
The Buckeyes, Bulldogs, Wolverines, Seminoles and No. 5 Washington all improved to 9-0 this week with wins of at least nine points. The next three hopefuls — Oregon, Texas and Alabama — also won to improve to 8-1 and remain at Nos. 6, 7 and 8, respectively.
Ole Miss and Penn State each rose one spot to Nos. 9 and 10 ahead of their massive top-10 games this Saturday. The Rebels, who beat Texas A&M 38-35 last weekend, will pay a visit to defending national champion Georgia, while the Nittany Lions will host Michigan after thrashing Maryland 51-15 on the road.
Louisville, Oregon State, Tennessee and Missouri checked in at Nos. 11-14.
Oklahoma dropped eight spots to No. 17 while Oklahoma State leaped seven spots to No. 15 following the Cowboys’ 27-24 win in the Bedlam rivalry game. The Sooners and Cowboys sandwiched another Big 12 team, Kansas, at No. 16.
Utah, LSU and Notre Dame completed the top 20, with LSU and Notre Dame dropping following their third losses of the season.
Arizona debuted in the rankings at No. 21 after its third straight win against a previously ranked Pac-12 foe. The Wildcats’ 27-10 win over then-No. 19 UCLA knocked the Bruins out of the top 25.
Iowa reentered at No. 22, followed by Tulane, North Carolina and Kansas State.
1. Ohio State
2. Georgia
3. Michigan
4. Florida State
5. Washington
6. Oregon
7. Texas
8. Alabama
9. Ole Miss
10. Penn State
11. Louisville
12. Oregon State
13. Tennessee
14. Missouri
15. Oklahoma State
16. Kansas
17. Oklahoma
18. Utah
19. LSU
20. Notre Dame
21. Arizona
22. Iowa
23. Tulane
24. North Carolina
25. Kansas State
–Field Level Media