Published 23:31 IST, November 13th 2024

Oregon tops Week 2 College Football Playoff rankings and Georgia drops out of the bracket

Undefeated Oregon stayed on top in the second batch of College Football Playoff rankings, while Tuesday's poll shoved Georgia completely out of the bracket after its lopsided loss to Mississippi.

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Undefeated Oregon stayed on top in second batch of College Football Playoff rankings, while Tuesday's poll shoved Georgia completely out of bracket after its lopsided loss to Mississippi.

Led by Ducks, n Ohio State, Big Ten captured four of top five spots — a string interrupted only by Texas of Souastern Conference, which was slotted in at No. 3 and would receive a first-round bye.

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Georgia's 28-10 loss to Ole Miss dropped Bulldogs from third to all way to 12th, but y would be first team out because No. 13 Boise State of Mountain West would receive an automatic bid and final spot in 12-team bracket as fifth-best conference champion.

BYU was ranked sixth, but would receive a first-round bye as Big 12's champion if it wins out.

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Those byes go to four highest-ranked conference champions, meaning Miami of Atlantic Coast Conference would get a week off in this week's version of bracket despite a loss to Georgia Tech that dropped Hurricanes five spots to No. 9.

or ranked teams: No. 4 Penn State, No. 5 Indiana, No. 7 Tennessee, No. 8 Notre Dame, No. 10 Alabama, and No. 11 Ole Miss.

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Both SEC and Big Ten placed four teams in projected Week 2 bracket.

Undefeated Army of American Athletic Conference moved up one spot to No. 24, while Coloro came in at No. 17. Coach Deion Sanders' Buffaloes can earn a spot in Big 12 title game by winning ir next two games.

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23:31 IST, November 13th 2024