The leading 5 groups in the penultimate College Football Playoff rankings, launched Tuesday, stayed unchanged, while Iowa States playoff hopes received a boost and Cincinnatis soaked up another blow.Alabama continues to lead off the rankings at No. 1, followed by No. 2 Notre Dame, No. 3 Clemson, No. 4 Ohio State and No. 5 Texas A&M. Notre Dame and Clemson are set up to satisfy for the 2nd time this season in Saturdays ACC champion game.Nick Sabans Crimson Tide (10-0) head into the SEC champion game to face No. 7 Florida, which dropped just one area after a 37-34 house loss to 3-5 LSU. Ohio State, which most recently played Dec. 5 and has actually logged just five video games this season, takes on No. 14 Northwestern for the Big Ten champion.1 RelatedIowa State, which was idle this past weekend, goes up an area to No. 6 getting in the Big 12 national championship against No. 10 Oklahoma. The Cyclones, Gators and No. 8 Georgia all have 2 losses, but sit ahead of undefeated No. 9 Cincinnati (8-0), which has actually dropped one spot in each of the past 2 rankings regardless of not playing since Nov. 21 at UCF.The Bearcats finally get a possibility to impress the committee in the American Athletic Conference title video game against No. 23 Tulsa, which moves up a spot. But even a victory might keep them behind the Big 12 champion and perhaps Texas A&M, which is arranged to deal with unranked Tennessee today. Georgia is idle after its video game against Vanderbilt was canceled due to the fact that of COVID-19 and other roster availability problems with the Commodores.Neither Notre Dame nor Clemson played last weekend, however Notre Dames CFP opportunities improved after North Carolina thrashed Miami 62-26 on the road. The Tar Heels move up two areas to No. 15, while Miami falls eight areas to No. 18. Notre Dame beat North Carolina 31-17 on Nov. 27 in Chapel Hill. Even if the Fighting Irish lose to Clemson, their profile appears strong enough to remain in the top four.College Football Playoff rankings– Dec. 151. Alabama (10-0)2. Notre Dame (10-0)3. Clemson (9-1)4. Ohio State (5-0)5. Texas A&M (7-1)6. Iowa State (8-2)7. Florida (8-2)8. Georgia (7-2)9. Cincinnati (8-0)10. Oklahoma (7-2)11. Indiana (6-1)12. Coastal Carolina (11-0)13. USC (5-0)14. Northwestern (6-1)15. North Carolina (8-3)16. Iowa (6-2)17. BYU (10-1)18. Miami (8-2)19. Louisiana (9-1)20. Texas (6-3)21. Oklahoma State (7-3)22. NC State (8-3)23. Tulsa (6-1)24. San Jose State (6-0)25. Colorado (4-1)Coastal Carolina (11-0) required a late goal at Troy to become the first FBS team to 11 wins. The Chanticleers go up a spot to No. 12 going into the Sun Belt title video game against No. 19 Louisiana.USC (5-0) stays the highest-rated Pac-12 team at No. 13, moving up two spots, however the Trojans lack a signature win after needing to cancel a game with Colorado, which dropped to No. 25 following its very first loss of the season. Clay Heltons group plays unranked Oregon on Friday in the Pac-12 champion game.San Jose State makes its CFP rankings launching at No. 24 after a 6-0 start, the teams finest given that 1939. The Spartans will deal with unranked Boise State in the Mountain West champion video game Saturday in Las Vegas.BYU and NC State are amongst nine groups that move up a single area in this weeks rankings, examining in at No. 17 and No. 22, respectively.The CFP choice committee exposes its last rankings, including the four semifinal groups, on Sunday.
The leading five groups in the penultimate College Football Playoff rankings, released Tuesday, stayed the same, while Iowa States playoff hopes received an increase and Cincinnatis soaked up another blow.Alabama continues to lead off the rankings at No. 1, followed by No. 2 Notre Dame, No. 3 Clemson, No. 4 Ohio State and No. 5 Texas A&M. Ohio State, which most recently played Dec. 5 and has actually logged just five games this season, takes on No. 14 Northwestern for the Big Ten champion.1 RelatedIowa State, which was idle this previous weekend, moves up an area to No. 6 going into the Big 12 champion video game versus No. 10 Oklahoma. The Cyclones, Gators and No. 8 Georgia all have two losses, however sit ahead of undefeated No. 9 Cincinnati (8-0), which has dropped one area in each of the previous two rankings despite not playing considering that Nov. 21 at UCF.The Bearcats lastly get a chance to impress the committee in the American Athletic Conference title video game versus No. 23 Tulsa, which moves up an area. The Chanticleers move up an area to No. 12 entering the Sun Belt title game against No. 19 Louisiana.USC (5-0) stays the highest-rated Pac-12 team at No. 13, moving up two spots, but the Trojans lack a signature win after having to cancel a video game with Colorado, which dropped to No. 25 following its very first loss of the season. The Spartans will face unranked Boise State in the Mountain West champion video game Saturday in Las Vegas.BYU and NC State are among nine groups that move up a single spot in this weeks rankings, checking in at No. 17 and No. 22, respectively.The CFP choice committee reveals its last rankings, including the 4 semifinal groups, on Sunday.
