The college football playoff rankings were released Tuesday night on ESPN, and Georgia has cracked the top four.
The top ten are below:
- Alabama
- Clemson
- Notre Dame
- Georgia
- Oklahoma
- Ohio State
- Michigan
- UCF
- Florida
- LSU
There are two major takeaways here. The first is that Georgia is obviously in now with a win in the SEC title game, and Alabama is probably still in with a loss.
If you’re a Crimson Tide fan, you have to be happy seeing these rankings. It gives you a bit of breathing room. Georgia fans now know they’re in with a win, which I don’t think was ever doubtful from to begin with.
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The second takeaway is that Oklahoma is likely in over Ohio State if they both win. Is that overly surprising to anybody? I don’t think so, but it’s not that simple. (RELATED: The Final AP College Football Poll Of The Regular Season Is Here. Find Out Who Is Number One)
Oklahoma has a much tougher matchup in the Big 12 title game against Texas than Ohio State does against Northwestern. One should be a cupcake game, and the other one could result in Oklahoma losing.
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Of course, none of this matters if Georgia beats Alabama. Then, neither Oklahoma or Ohio State are likely getting in. It might be time for the playoff to expand.