Indiana is the No. 1 team in the AP Top 25 poll for the first time, ending Ohio State’s 14-week run atop the rankings after beating them 13-10 for the Big Ten title.
Georgia, which beat Alabama in the SEC title game, moved up one spot to No. 2 for its highest ranking of the season. Ohio State, the defending national champion, slipped two spots to No. 3.
Texas Tech, a 27-point winner over BYU in the Big 12 championship game, also has its highest ranking of the season after rising one rung to No. 4.
Oregon was No. 5 and followed by Mississippi, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Notre Dame and Miami.
What could it mean for the College Football Playoff bracket, dropping at noon EST?
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Who gets automatic bids to the CFP? The four top-seeded teams will get first-round byes — starting with Indiana and probably including Ohio State, Georgia and Texas Tech — then the next eight will play games at the home stadiums of the higher-seeded teams beginning on Dec. 19. The final is set for Jan. 19. Who’s set to make the playoff? Eight teams also have rock-solid resumes: Indiana, Ohio State, Georgia, Texas Tech, Oregon, Ole Miss and Oklahoma. The final four spots are much more complicated.Who’s hurting for a spot? CFP No. 9 Alabama (10-3), No. 10 Notre Dame (10-2) and No. 12 Miami (10-2) are in the hunt. The committee had to sleep on which three teams out of five contenders vying for the final spots in the bracket are worthy, and which two stay home after Alabama’s loss and unranked Duke’s 27-20 win in overtime over Virginia.
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