The Week 13 edition of the College Football Playoff rankings were released Tuesday night on ESPN.
Georgia remains at No. 1, but Ohio State moves up from No. 4 to No. 2 after crushing Michigan State 56-7.
Additionally, Cincinnati moves up to No. 4 from No. 5, while Alabama moves down a spot to No. 3. Cincinnati becomes the first Group of Five program to ever be in the top-four of the CFP rankings.
Michigan moves up one spot to No. 5. Notre Dame (No. 6) and Oklahoma State (No. 7) each move up two spots, while Baylor (No. 8), Ole Miss (No. 9), and Oklahoma (No. 10) each move up three spots.
Oregon falls from No. 3 to No. 11 after getting shellacked 38-7 at Utah.
🚨 The latest top 25 🚨
#CFBPlayoff pic.twitter.com/f1FhXKKTBd
— ESPN College Football (@ESPNCFB) November 24, 2021
Cincinnati moves up to No. 4 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings. 🏈 pic.twitter.com/HUXXGpMnEG
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) November 24, 2021
Here’s a sampling of how the college football reacted to the newest CFP rankings:
Kirk Herbstreit reacts to Cincinnati being at No. 4 in the CFP rankings. 🏈 pic.twitter.com/HHmh4zReLt
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) November 24, 2021
Updated CFB Playoff Odds 🏈
• Georgia: -125
• Ohio State: +300
• Alabama: +350
• Cincinnati: +3000
• Michigan: +4000
• Notre Dame: +4000
• Oklahoma St.: +5000— BetMGM 🦁 (@BetMGM) November 24, 2021
Notre Dame definitely has a path to the playoff…
— BetMGM 🦁 (@BetMGM) November 24, 2021
Alabama and Cincinnati were 4 spots apart a few weeks ago, which led me to think 2-loss Bama might stay ahead of them.
They're now just 1 spot apart. If Cincy wins out, beating Top 25 Houston to win its conference, and Bama loses, I no longer see how Bama would stay above them.
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) November 24, 2021
Five of last 6 @CFBPlayoff champs ranked in top 2 in 3rd to final rankings. Where eventual national champ ranked at this point of season:
2020 No. 1 Alabama
2019 No. 2 LSU
2018 No. 2 Clemson
2017 No. 1 Alabama
2016 No. 4 Clemson
2015 No. 2 Alabama
2014 No. 6 Ohio St— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) November 24, 2021
Projected lines for @CFBPlayoff semifinals from @_Collin1
Georgia -16½ Cincinnati
Ohio State -3½ Alabama— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) November 24, 2021
All-time teams ranked No. 1 in @CFBPlayoff rankings (weeks No. 1)
Alabama 23
Clemson 8
Georgia 6
LSU 3
Mississippi State 3
Ohio State 3— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) November 24, 2021
* Alabama is just the 3rd team to fall out of the Top 2 after a win (Florida State in 2014, Clemson in 2017).
* Cincinnati becomes the first Group of 5 team to land a Top-4 spot in the rankings.
*Notre Dame is the only Top-10 team to jump at least one spot in all four releases. https://t.co/ZGXGN3w0Ic
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) November 24, 2021
CFP chair Gary Barta: “We’ve had a lot of respect for Cincinnati all year.” 🤔
— Bryan Fischer (@BryanDFischer) November 24, 2021
NY6 based on CFP rankings:
Orange: Georgia-Cincinnati
Cotton: Ohio State-Alabama
Rose: Oregon-Michigan
Sugar: OkState-Ole Miss
Fiesta: Notre Dame-Oklahoma
Peach: Baylor-Pitt— Bryan Fischer (@BryanDFischer) November 24, 2021
Gary Barta: "Alabama's still a great team, have a wonderful win against Ole Miss. The last few weeks, just not showing as much domination on defense."
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) November 24, 2021
New CFP rankings:
1. Georgia
2. Ohio State
3. Alabama
4. Cincinnati pic.twitter.com/ozn4g2Q9Su— Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) November 24, 2021
Notre Dame is RIGHT THERE lurking. If chaos comes …
— Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) November 24, 2021
Broadcasters realizing they get #2 vs #5 for The Game pic.twitter.com/hktlG0gnn4
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) November 24, 2021
Successfully bullied the Playoff Committee into including Cincinnati, now let’s do UTSA. #MeepMeep pic.twitter.com/CtHH7onxht
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) November 24, 2021
Ohio State has averaged more than 100 mpg more than the next-best offense in the Big Ten.
1 Ohio State 559.5 mpg
2 Nebraska 457.5 mpg
3 Michigan 447.9 ypg— Kevin McGuire (@KevinOnCFB) November 24, 2021
G5 STAND UP. CINCINNATI IS IN. (For now)#CFBPlayoff pic.twitter.com/cJYHxRfuBR
— CFB Pylon (@TheCFBPylon) November 24, 2021
Real talk, though … if Michigan loses to Ohio State and Cincinnati wins out … is there any way you can keep out the Bearcats now?
— Questionable to return (@AndyGlockner) November 24, 2021
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