Georgia, OSU, Michigan, TCU latest CFP top four

Georgia took implicit the apical spot successful the College Football Playoff Top 25 rankings released Tuesday night, aft its awesome 27-13 triumph implicit erstwhile No. 1 Tennessee past weekend.

Meanwhile, TCU jumped 3 spots into the No. 4 spot headed into its large Saturday showdown astatine No. 18 Texas. Ohio State is No. 2 and Michigan is No. 3.

It came arsenic nary astonishment to spot Georgia (9-0) determination to No. 1. The defending nationalist champion looked precise overmuch the portion successful the triumph implicit the Vols, holding Tennessee backmost Hendon Hooker to 195 yards passing, zero touchdowns and 1 interception.

The Vols dropped 4 spots to No. 5, and arsenic the top-ranked one-loss team, their CFP hopes stay precise overmuch alive. Tennessee is 1 spot up of Oregon, the highest ranked squad from the Pac-12. Pac-12 contenders Oregon, USC and UCLA each person 1 loss, but the committee has the Ducks slotted highest. USC is astatine No. 8, portion UCLA is ranked No. 12.

If Tennessee wins out, the Vols could beryllium successful presumption to marque it into the CFP arsenic a one-loss non-conference champion, depending connected however everything shakes retired astir them. The SEC has had aggregate teams marque the CFP doubly -- including past season.

As for TCU, moving into the Top 4 is validation for its undefeated season. Last week, the committee had the undefeated Horned Frogs astatine No. 7, down one-loss Alabama, successful ample portion due to the fact that they needed aggregate fourth-quarter comebacks to stay undefeated. Though TCU trailed Texas Tech headed into the 4th fourth this past play and needed different comeback to win, the Horned Frogs benefitted successful these rankings from losses by Tennessee, Alabama and Clemson.

Alabama, which mislaid to LSU successful overtime, stayed successful the Top 10 contempt the nonaccomplishment and is ranked No. 9. LSU moved up 3 spots to No. 7 arsenic the highest-ranked two-loss squad - leaving opening the anticipation that it could beryllium the archetypal two-loss squad to marque the CFP if it wins retired arsenic SEC champions.

Clemson, which got blown retired 35-14 connected the roadworthy against Notre Dame, dropped from No. 4 to No. 10. The Tigers volition request to triumph out, positive get assistance and chaos astir them to support immoderate changeable astatine different playoff berth alive.