Week 10 was a wild one in college football, with a number of big upsets and huge shifts at the top of the sport’s landscape.
The latest College Football Playoff rankings came out Tuesday night, and two notable teams missing from the top of the rankings marked a first in the history of the CFP.
Georgia came in at No. 1 after their dominant victory over Tennessee. Ohio State remained at No. 2 after their victory over Northwestern. Michigan jumped from No. 5 to No. 3 thanks to their win over Rutgers. TCU made the biggest jump, from No. 7 to No. 4 after beating Texas Tech last week.
Take a look at the full #CFBPlayoff selection committee rankings for games played through November 5.
Where does your team rank?
— College Football Playoff (@CFBPlayoff) November 9, 2022
Many took to social media to voice their opinions on the updated rankings after last week’s wild slate of games.
This checks out: four undefeated teams and two teams whose only loss is to Georgia (LSU's losses are to Tennessee and a baffling Florida State team) https://t.co/QvWmkOC3m1
— Jane Coaston 🏔️ (@janecoaston) November 9, 2022
Projected lines for @CFBPlayoff semifinals on a neutral field based on tonight's rankings via @_Collin1
Georgia -13 TCU
Ohio State -6 Michigan— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) November 9, 2022
Very few teams historically that were left out of the College Football Playoff were teams that got absolutely stiffed.
It'll probably work itself out in the next four weeks.
Not definitely. But probably. Usually does.
— Wes Rucker (@wesrucker247) November 9, 2022
The latest #CFP rankings were just revealed 👀
Odds to make the College Football Playoff:
1⃣ Georgia -4000
2⃣ Ohio State -650
3⃣ Michigan +125
4⃣ TCU +800
5⃣ Tennessee -250
6⃣ Oregon +300
7⃣ LSU +600 pic.twitter.com/UDkl0v1PSl— FanDuel Sportsbook (@FDSportsbook) November 9, 2022
Dawgs on top.
The second College Football Playoff rankings is here.
1. Georgia
2. Ohio State
3. Michigan
4. TCU pic.twitter.com/CBskgl2IvX— Amy Zimmer (@AmyZimmerWJCL) November 9, 2022
The two teams that fell out of the top four were Tennessee and Clemson after their losses last week, which created a first in the history of the CFP rankings system.
This week marks the first time that neither Alabama nor Clemson has been ranked inside the top six of the CFP rankings.
This is the first time in the history of the CFP rankings that neither Alabama nor Clemson is ranked in the top 6.
— Ralph D. Russo (@ralphDrussoAP) November 9, 2022
It generally seems like most agree that the top four are ranked correctly by the CFP committee.
The top four teams are the only remaining undefeated teams, which should hold a ton of merit compared to strength of schedule, which was favored in the past BCS ranking system.
This also makes the highly anticipated matchup between Ohio State and Michigan in Week 13 extremely intriguing and will ensure that there can only be three undefeated teams in college football if Georgia and TCU win out.
About Reice Shipley
Reice Shipley is a staff writer for Comeback Media that graduated from Ithaca College with a degree in Sports Media. He previously worked at Barrett Sports Media and is a fan of all things Syracuse sports.