ATHENS, Ga. - It looks like Georgia is continuing on its path to the College Football Playoff for the third year in a row.
The College Football Playoff rankings were unchanged at the top this week. The Georgia Bulldogs (9-1, 6-1 SEC) stayed ranked fourth in Tuesday’s CFP standings behind LSU (10-0), Ohio State (10-0), and Clemson (11-0).
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A little over a month ago, Georgia didn't look good at all with the ugliest loss of any national championship contender.
The Bulldogs somehow lost at home to 24 1/2-point underdog South Carolina, a team that is 4-7 and most recently took a 30-6 loss at Texas A&M -- the team that Georgia, in an interesting twist, hosts Saturday in its final game of the season at Sanford Stadium.
The selection committee's third weekly rankings had little movement in the top 10, with Alabama fifth followed by Oregon, Utah, Penn State, Oklahoma and Minnesota.
The committee could face an interesting decision with Alabama in the coming weeks. The Crimson Tide lost quarterback Tua Tagovailoa for the season to a hip injury Saturday. Alabama faces Western Carolina this weekend, so playing backup Mac Jones shouldn't make much difference. On Thanksgiving weekend the Tide will face Auburn with its No. 2 quarterback, which should give the committee a better read on what kind of a team Alabama is now.
Minnesota and Baylor, both of which lost for the first time last weekend, dropped in the rankings. Minnesota went from eighth to 10th after losing at Iowa. Baylor slipped from 13th to 14th after blowing a 25-point lead to Oklahoma.
Ohio State and Penn State play this weekend in a game that could essentially eliminate the Nittany Lions from the playoff race.
The highest-ranked team from outside the Power Five conferences is Memphis at 18th, one ahead of American Athletic Conference rival Cincinnati, and two ahead of Boise State from the Mountain West.
The highest-ranked team from outside the Power Five with a conference championship receives a bid to one of the New Year's Six bowls.
The Associated Press contributed to this report
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The complete list is as follows:
- 1. LSU 10-0
- 2. Ohio St. 10-0
- 3. Clemson 11-0
- 4. Georgia 9-1
- 5. Alabama 9-1
- 6. Oregon 9-1
- 7. Utah 9-1
- 8. Penn St. 9-1
- 9. Oklahoma 9-1
- 10. Minnesota 9-1
- 11. Florida 9-2
- 12. Wisconsin 8-2
- 13. Michigan 8-2
- 14. Baylor 9-1
- 15. Auburn 7-3
- 16. Notre Dame 8-2
- 17. Iowa 7-3
- 18. Memphis 9-1
- 19. Cincinnati 9-1
- 20. Boise St. 9-1
- 21. Oklahoma St. 7-3
- 22. Iowa St. 6-4
- 23. Southern Cal 7-4
- 24. Appalachian St. 9-1
- 25. SMU 9-1