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CFP Top 3 Hold; Alabama Drops, Georgia Rises to No. 4
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CFP Top 3 Hold; Alabama Drops, Georgia Rises to No. 4

The College Football Playoff committee left the top three unchanged Tuesday, keeping Ohio State, Indiana and Texas A&M in the 1-2-3 spots. Alabama tumbled six places to No.

The College Football Playoff committee left the top three unchanged Tuesday, keeping Ohio State, Indiana and Texas A&M in the 1-2-3 spots. Alabama tumbled six places to No. 10 after its loss to Oklahoma, while Georgia — beaten by Alabama in September — moved up to No. 4. Oklahoma’s 23-21 victory in Tuscaloosa also helped push Texas Tech to No. 5, Ole Miss to No. 6 and Oregon to No. 7, with the Sooners landing at No. 8.

The full top 15: 1) Ohio State, 2) Indiana, 3) Texas A&M, 4) Georgia, 5) Texas Tech, 6) Ole Miss, 7) Oregon, 8) Oklahoma, 9) Notre Dame, 10) Alabama, 11) BYU, 12) Utah, 13) Miami, 14) Vanderbilt, 15) USC.

Miami moved up two spots to No. 13 after a 41-7 win over NC State but remains behind Notre Dame by four places despite beating the Irish 27-24 in the season opener — a discrepancy that has drawn criticism in the ACC. Miami coach Mario Cristobal reiterated this week that head-to-head results are the primary criterion, saying that on-field outcomes should be the most important factor. New selection committee chair and Arkansas AD Hunter Yurachek said the panel hasn’t fully compared Miami and Notre Dame yet but conceded head-t

Hannah Whitlock

Writing on College Football

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