The Week 14 College Football Playoff Committee rankings were released Tuesday night, and there were a few movers and shakers in the rankings ahead of selection day on Dec. 4.
Georgia maintained its hold on the top spot, followed by Michigan at No. 2 moving up one spot coming off their thumping of Ohio State. TCU moved up one spot to third in the rankings. Rounding out the playoff teams, USC moved up two spots to fourth.
The Buckeyes checked in fifth, dropping three spots from last week with their loss to the Wolverines. Alabama moved up one spot, from seventh to sixth.
Rounding out the top 10 were Tennessee, Penn State, Clemson, and Kansas State. The Volunteers and Nittany Lions each moved up three spots from last week. K-State moved up two slots.
📈This week's CFP Top 25 is in📉
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— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) November 30, 2022
ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit found it odd that Ohio State is fifth, given their poor performance against Michigan, but pointed out there’s really no one that deserves to pass them.
“It’s hard to imagine, after the way Ohio State played last weekend, especially in that second half that they would still be in position,” Herbstreit said. “But there’s really nobody else that can go by them this particular year. So even though they’re frustrated and disappointed with the way they played, they still, I guess mathematically, have a shot if USC goes down Friday night against Utah.”
Kirk Herbstreit on Ohio State (5) still having a shot at the College Football Playoff. 🏈 #CFP pic.twitter.com/NWhFH5yJu6
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) November 30, 2022
Naturally, college football fans found plenty of fault with the final CFP poll.
THERE IS A BIAS AGAINST TENNESSEE IN THE CFP RANKINGS AND IT AINT RIGHT
— Unnecessary Roughness (@UnnecRoughness) November 30, 2022
I don’t understand USC above Ohio State
— Football In The Boot (@fbintheboot) November 30, 2022
To the #2 team…USC lost to the #11 team.
Ohio State played a significant tougher schedule and won with higher margins of victory.— Football In The Boot (@fbintheboot) November 30, 2022
Losses have always mattered to the committee. Always. No matter how slim the margin. Truth is we are not a dominant team. WRs can’t get separation. Way too many penalties. Undisciplined. Lacked energy and focus. Got what we deserved.
— Gary (@skipster63) November 30, 2022
Top 4 are ✅.
Alabama 5
Ohio State 6
Pen state 7
Tennessee 8
Ken state 9
Clemson 10— Remmy Robertson (@mushysparrow) November 30, 2022
If USC loses, Ohio will be No. 4. If TCU loses, their strength of schedule makes them the best one-loss team. USC would be 3 and the Frogs would be 4.
— Brian Smith (@brianed4) November 30, 2022
The CFP has lost all credibility by completely throwing their rankings system out the window to absolutely screw Tennessee https://t.co/9X9i8uddZl
— Old Row Vols (@OldRowVols) November 30, 2022
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