The CFP Top 25 heavily favors the SEC and Big Ten — The Nov. 12 rankings move all four playoff-ranked Big Ten teams into the top five spots, and the SEC earned nine ranked teams (five in the top 12 spots).
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The top 4
Oregon is CFP No. 1 for the second week after a 39-18 win over Maryland in Week 11.
Ohio State maintained the Big Ten’s sweep of the top two spots — Oregon won heads-up over the visiting Buckeyes, 32-31 in Week 7.
Texas leads the SEC, climbing two spots to CFP No. 3.
Penn State climbed two spots to No. 4.
(Previous CFP No. 3 Georgia and No. 4 Miami dropped out of the top four after conference losses in Week 11.)
ACC: 4 ranked, 1 in top 12
Led by CFP No. 9 Miami (down five spots after losing 28-23 at Georgia Tech), ACC teams in the playoff rankings include No. 14 SMU, No. 19 Louisville, and No. 20 Clemson.
Previous No. 18 Pitt dropped from the CFP Top 25 after losing 24-19 to visiting Virginia.
B1G: 4 ranked, 4 in top 12
Oregon is CFP No. 1 for the second week — all four CFP-ranked Big Ten teams are in the top five spots.
Behind No. 1 Oregon, CFP-ranked B1G teams include No. 2 Ohio State, No. 4 Penn State, and No. 5 Indiana (up three spots after winning 20-15 over visiting Michigan).
Big 12: 3 ranked, 1 in top 12
CFP-No. 6 BYU is the lone Big 12 team in reach of the 12-team playoff (up three spots after a 22-21 rivalry win at Utah.
Also CFP-ranked are No. 16 Kansas State and No. 17 Colorado — both up three spots this week.
Previous No. 17 Iowa State dropped out of the CFP Top 25 after losing 45-36 at Kansas.
SEC: 9 ranked, 5 in top 12
Led by CFP-No. 3 Texas, the SEC has five teams in the top 12 spots, including No. 7 Tennessee, No. 10 Alabama, No. 11 Ole Miss (up five spots), and No. 12 Georgia (down nine spots after losing 28-10 at Ole Miss).
Also representing the SEC in the playoff rankings are No. 15 Texas A&M, No. 21 South Carolina, No. 22 LSU, and No. 23 Missouri.
Non-Power 4 in the top 12
Other teams in reach of the top 12 spots of the CFP rankings are No. 8 Notre Dame and No. 13 Boise State.
CFP Top 25
Oregon — 10-0 W/L
Ohio State — 8-1 W/L
Texas — 8-1 W/L
Penn State — 8-1 W/L
Indiana — 10-0 W/L
BYU — 9-0 W/L
Tennessee — 8-1 W/L
Notre Dame — 8-1 W/L
Miami — 9-1 W/L
Alabama — 7-2 W/L
Ole Miss — 8-2 W/L
Georgia — 7-2 W/L
Boise St — 8-1 W/L
SMU — 8-1 W/L
Texas A&M — 7-2 W/L
Kansas State — 7-2 W/L
Colorado — 7-2 W/L
Washington St — 8-1 W/L
Louisville — 6-3 W/L
Clemson — 7-2 W/L
S. Carolina — 6-3 W/L
LSU — 6-3 W/L
Missouri — 7-2 W/L
Army — 9-0 W/L
Tulane — 8-2 W/L
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