Grapevine, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – A new No. 1 in the College Football Playoff rankings debuted on Tuesday, and a familiar program is perched at the top.<\/p>\n
Alabama, which captured three of the final five BCS national championships, is again in prime position for another title shot after defeating then-undefeated Mississippi State, 25-20, on Saturday.<\/p>\n
The victory was enough for the Crimson Tide (9-1) to jump all the way from No. 5 to ending Mississippi State’s reign at the top of the rankings two weeks prior to conference championship weekend.<\/p>\n
The Bulldogs (9-1) can still seemingly control their fate, since they only dropped three spots to No. 4 behind Oregon (9-1), which was idle last weekend, and Florida State.<\/p>\n
The Seminoles (10-0), the reigning national champs and the only remaining undefeated program among the power conferences, survived yet another close test last weekend against rival Miami-Florida to remain at No. 3.<\/p>\n
TCU’s close call against a three-win Kansas team dropped the Horned Frogs (9-1) down to a spot to No. 5 this week, and rounding out the top-10 are Ohio State, Baylor, Ole Miss, UCLA and Georgia.<\/p>\n
The Buckeyes (9-1) jumped over Baylor (8-1) with a close victory at Minnesota, while Georgia moved up five spots following its convincing win over Auburn.<\/p>\n
Arizona State (8-2) saw its title hopes fade as a loss to Oregon State dropped the Sun Devils from sixth to 13th.<\/p>\n
Michigan State, Kansas State, Arizona State, Auburn, Arizona, Wisconsin, Utah, Georgia Tech, USC, Missouri, Oklahoma, Clemson, Nebraska, Louisville and Minnesota complete the top 25.<\/p>\n
There will be three more votes by the 12-member selection committee culminating on Dec. 7, when the four teams that will play in the national semifinals on Jan. 1 will be announced.<\/p>\n
The winners of the Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Day will move on to the national championship game on Jan. 12 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.<\/p>\n
The playoff replaces the oft-criticized BCS, which was in place from 1998 until last season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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