CFP rankings reveal for Georgia football. See where the Bulldogs landed in third bracket
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Georgia football rose up a spot in the College Football Playoff rankings after an impressive victory over Texas.
The Bulldogs are slotted at No. 4, the highest-ranked one-loss team. The top three in the top 25 released on Tuesday Nov. 18 are unbeatens Ohio State, Indiana and Texas A&M.
Georgia won its sixth straight game Saturday with a 35-10 torching of Texas, scoring 21 fourth-quarter points to put the game away.
The new reveal came from a 12-person selection committee that saw its chairman, Baylor athletic director Mack Rhodes, step down last week from the committee for what were termed “personal reasons.”
Arkansas athletic director Hunter Yurachek moved up to chairman and Utah AD Mark Harlan joined the committee.
Georgia (9-1) plays Charlotte Saturday before facing No. 16 Georgia Tech Nov. 28 in Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
The Bulldogs have four wins over top 20 teams: No. 6 Ole Miss, No. 10 Alabama and No. 17 Texas and No. 20 Tennessee. Georgia’s strength of record is No. 3 by The Athletic.
Latest CFP rankings
Here are the top 12 teams in the third reveal.
No. 1 Ohio State
No. 2 Indiana
No. 3 Texas A&M
No. 4 Georgia
No. 5 Texas Tech
No. 6 Ole Miss
No. 7 Oregon
No. 8 Oklahoma
No. 9 Notre Dame
No. 10 Alabama
No. 11 BYU
No. 12 Utah
Georgia’s projected CFP opponent
Georgia would be the No. 4 seed and play the winner of No. 5 Texas Tech-No. 12 Tulane in the quarterfinals.
College Football Playoff bracket: Who’s in, who’s out
The first-round matchups would be: No. 12 Tulane at No. 5 Texas Tech, No. 11 Miami at No. 6 Ole Miss, No. 10 Alabama at No. 7 Oregon and No. 9 Notre Dame at No. 8 Oklahoma. The first-round byes are No. 1 Ohio State, No. 2 Indiana, No. 3 Texas A&M and No. 4 Georgia.
Teams on the outside of the bracket this week include No. 11 BYU and No. 12 Utah.
How many teams in College Football Playoff 2025?
The playoff expanded from a four-team to 12-team field in 2024. Unlike last season, the four highest ranked teams will be slotted as the top four seeds regardless of conference. The Big Ten or SEC champion and runner-up could all be in the top four. If any of the five highest ranked conference champions aren’t in the top 12, they will be seeded at the bottom of the bracket.
When next College Football Playoff rankings come out
The fourth CFP rankings will be revealed during the top 25 rankings show on Tuesday Nov. 25, at 7 p.m. on ESPN.
This article originally appeared on Athens Banner-Herald: Georgia in CFP rankings, latest bracket, playoff picture, what to know
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