Undefeated Oregon stayed No. 1 in the College Football Playoff rankings on Tuesday, but the Ducks' view from the top changed dramatically, with more upheaval assured thanks to a schedule ripe with playoff-caliber games in November. Four of the top five teams reside in the Big Ten, with Oregon joined by No.
2 Ohio State, No. 4 Penn State and No. 5 Indiana in the second rankings reveal of the season.
Texas moved into the No. 3 spot. Losses last week by Georgia, Miami (Fla.
) and LSU assured a major shuffle from the initial 2024 playoff rankings revealed seven days earlier. Texas (8-1, 4-1 SEC) and Tennessee (8-1, 5-1) climbed to third and seventh, respectively. BYU remained undefeated and slid up to No.
6, while Oregon (10-0, 7-0 Big Ten) and Indiana (10-0, 7-0) are surprising flag-bearers for the Big Ten with two weeks remaining in the regular season. After the Hoosiers handled Michigan last week, they reached the bye week with an extra seven days to prepare for a visit to the Horseshoe to take on Ohio State (9-1). Oregon defeated Ohio State 32-31 on Oct.
12. A 12-team playoff debuts in December, opening the door to eight additional teams compared to the previous CFP bracket. Whereas even SEC teams with two losses would be all but eliminated from the original four-team playoff, No.
10 Alabama (7-2), No. 11 Ole Miss (8-2), No. 13 Georgia (7-2) and No.
15 Texas A&M (7-2) maintain a fighting chance to break into the 12-team bracket behind the current one-loss SEC teams. In the mid.