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The top five teams remained unchanged in the second rankings released Tuesday by the College Football Playoff selection committee.
Ohio State was number 1 and was followed by Indiana, Texas A&M, alabama And Georgia In the top five.
texas tech, ole miss, oregon, Notre Dame, texas, oklahoma And BYU Rounding out the 12 teams in the rankings.
Since the five conference champions are guaranteed a spot in the 12-team bracket, No. 24 south florida (the highest-ranked Group of Five champion) will replace BYU as the 12th seed. miami (Presumed ACC champion) will replace Oklahoma.
If the second ranking is used for the 12-team bracket, the Buckeyes, Hoosiers, Aggies and Crimson Tide will receive first-round byes as the top four teams.
The first round games will be: South Florida at Georgia, Miami at Texas Tech, Texas at Ole Miss and Notre Dame at Oregon.
The SEC had six teams in the top 12, followed by three in the Big Ten and two in the Big 12. The ACC had five teams in the top 25 but none higher than 15th.
South Florida was the only team from a Group of Five conference in the top 25.
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The selection committee did not disappoint the undefeated Hoosiers as they needed Fernando Mendoza’s 7-yard touchdown pass Omar Cooper Jr.Clash found the back of the end zone with 36 seconds remaining to come from behind in a 27–24 victory, penn state Last week.
The Nittany Lions have lost six consecutive games and fired their coach James Franklin on October 12.
Undefeated Texas A&M trailed the Hoosiers after beating another ranked team on the road last week and winning 38–17. missouriThe Aggies also won at Notre Dame earlier this season, 41–40,
Texas Tech moved up two spots and overtook Ole Miss in the rankings. The Red Raiders had another impressive defensive performance in a 29-7 win against BYU last week.
The Cougars dropped five spots after suffering their first loss of the season.
utah Was ranked 13th in the committee’s ranking, after Vanderbiltmiami, georgia tech, usc, michigan, Virginia And louisvilleThe Cavaliers and Cardinals also dropped five spots after losing last week,
The Hurricanes were the ACC’s highest-ranked team, even though they suffered two losses in conference play. Five teams – Georgia Tech, Virginia, Pittsburgh, smu And ruler – Has only one loss in ACC play, so Miami will need help reaching the ACC Championship Game.
iowa, pittsburgh, TennesseeSouth Florida and cincinnati Dropped out of the top 25.
South Florida and Cincinnati are ranked for the first time, while Missouri and Washington Were eliminated after losing last week.
The four first-round games will be played on December 19 and 20 at the home venues of the higher-seeded teams. The four quarterfinal games will be held on December 31 and January 1, the Cotton Bowl Classic presented by Prudential and the Allstate Sugar Bowl, the Capital One Orange Bowl, the Rose Bowl Game.
The two semifinal games will take place on January 8 and 9 at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl and Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.
The CFP National Championship presented by AT&T is scheduled for January 19 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.
