FSU rejoins UGA, U-M, Washington in CFP leading 4
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Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterNov 28, 2023, 07:13 PM ET
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- ACC press reporter.
- Signed up with ESPN.com in 2010.
- Graduate of the University of Florida.Florida State moved back into
the leading four and Ohio State dropped four spots to No. 6 in the current College Football Playoff rankings released Tuesday night.Georgia stayed No. 1, while Michigan moved up one area to No. 2 and Washington is No. 3. The Wolverines beat the competing Buckeyes 30-24 on Saturday to clinch an area in the Big 10 championship game and deal a huge blow to Ohio State’s playoff hopes.”As we take a look at it, it was a really good weekend, competition weekend, you get a bit of everything, “CFP committee chair Boo Corrigan said on ESPN’s rankings release program.”What an excellent season it’s been so far. “Rank, Group Record 1. Georgia 12-0 2. Michigan 12-0
3. Washington 12-0 4. Florida State 12-0 5. Oregon 11-1 6. Ohio State 11-1 7. Texas 11-1 8. Alabama 11-1 9. Missouri 10-2 10. Penn State 10-2 11. Mississippi 10-2 12. Oklahoma 10-2 13. LSU 9-3 14. Louisville 10-2 15. Arizona 9-3 16. Iowa 10-2 17. Notre Dame 9-3 18. Oklahoma State 9-3 19. NC State 9-3 20. Oregon State 8-4 21. Tennessee 8-4 22. Tulane 11-1 23. Clemson 8-4 24. Liberty 12-0 25. Kansas State 8-4 The Buckeyes were ranked No. 1 in the very first CFP rankings Oct. 31. Ohio State also lost to Michigan last year however made it into the playoff after USC lost in the Pac-12 national championship. There is one crucial distinction from in 2015: Ohio State dropped to No. 5 after the loss to Michigan. This year, the Buckeyes will require more aid to complete in the top four.That would include a Florida State loss to Louisville in the ACC championship game Saturday night in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Seminoles played their first game without beginning quarterback Jordan Travis on Saturday versus competing Florida, and while brand-new starter Tate Rodemaker looked unsteady at times, Florida State found a way to win 24-15.”Different group without Jordan Travis,” Corrigan said of the Seminoles.”It’s more than one player, however certainly, they are a various group without Jordan Travis.”The huge concern headed into Tuesday night’s rankings was how the committee would see the Seminoles with Rodemaker behind center. After dropping to No. 5 last week– based on what the committee stated was Washington’s more powerful strength of schedule– Florida State had the ability to get back into the leading 4 with the Ohio State loss and remain ahead of the four one-loss teams stacked behind. That is relatively great news for its playoff hopes need to it stay undefeated.Every conference championship game this weekend is bound to have playoff ramifications– beginning with the SEC champion between Georgia and No. 8 Alabama in Atlanta on Saturday.The Pac-12 national championship between Washington and No. 5 Oregon on Friday night is likely to produce one playoff group also. The Huskies beat the Ducks earlier this year at home 36-33 in a game that went down to the final play. Oregon has had much more definitive wins than Washington down the stretch. If the Ducks win, as the highest-ranked one-loss group, they would just about assuredly be in.Editor’s Picks 2 Related”Oregon has actually continued to dominate,
“Corrigan stated.”With the season that [Ducks quarterback] Bo Nix is having, they have actually continued to impress with both the offense and the defense.” Michigan plays No. 16 Iowa
in the Big Ten national championship on Saturday. A win and the Wolverines would have their third straight CFP appearance.As for the Huge 12 national championship Saturday between No. 7 Texas and No. 18 Oklahoma State, the Longhorns need to win and expect some assistance above them, too.Tulane stays the top-ranked Group of 5 school at No. 22. The Green Wave play SMU in the AAC championship game Saturday. A win would all but guarantee a spot in a
New Year’s Six game for
the second
straight season.The last CFP rankings will be revealed Sunday(noon ET, ESPN).