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Georgia Reclaims No. 1 Spot in College Football Playoff Rankings After 42-7 Rout of Ole Miss
The Georgia Bulldogs jumped to No. 1 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings after a 42-7 blowout of then-No. 10 Ole Miss, while former top-ranked Miami tumbled to No. 7 following its first loss of the season. Georgia will host No. 22 Missouri on Saturday.
The Georgia Bulldogs are back on top of the College Football Playoff rankings.
Georgia (8-1, 6-1 SEC) moved up one spot to No. 1 in the latest CFP rankings released Tuesday night, following a 42-7 dismantling of then-No. 10 Ole Miss on Saturday. The Rebels dropped nine places to No. 19 after the loss.
The Bulldogs, who have now spent 16 weeks at No. 1 in the CFP rankings â second all-time behind Alabama's 24 â reclaimed the top spot after former No. 1 Miami suffered its first defeat of the season, a 34-21 loss to Notre Dame. The Hurricanes fell to No. 7, while the Fighting Irish climbed from No. 11 to No. 5.
Alabama rose to No. 3 after a 31-13 win over LSU, which fell to No. 21. Utah is No. 2, followed by Alabama, UCLA and Notre Dame to round out the top five. Texas is No. 6, with Miami, Tennessee, Indiana and BYU completing the top 10.
The rankings carry significant weight for the Bulldogs, who control their own destiny in the SEC race and the playoff picture. Georgia will host No. 22 Missouri in Athens on Saturday.
Elsewhere in the rankings, Kentucky is No. 11, followed by Texas Tech, Wake Forest, Houston, Iowa, Oregon, South Carolina, USC, Ole Miss and Ohio State. LSU is No. 21, Missouri No. 22, Arizona No. 23, Boise State No. 24 and Oklahoma State No. 25.
The CFP rankings will continue to shift as the regular season winds down, with conference championship games and the expanded 24-team playoff format looming next season. For now, Georgia sits atop the college football world â a familiar position for a program that has become a perennial national title contender.