UNDATED (AP) — Georgia moved up to No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 following its win at Alabama. Texas dropped from No. 1 to No. 7 after its loss to rival Oklahoma and Oregon is unranked for the first time in four years after losing for the second time in four games. Georgia received 66 first-place votes from the panel. Notre Dame moved up one spot to No. 2 and got one first-place vote. No. 3 Miami received two first-place votes and is followed by Ohio State and Indiana. Alabama remained No. 6. Texas, BYU, Mississippi and Texas Tech completed the top 10.
UNDATED (AP) — Georgia replaced Texas as the top seed on the 12-team College Football Playoff bracket based on The Associated Press Top 25 but the Longhorns would still play at home in the first round. The projected bracket underwent minor changes with Texas’ loss to unranked Oklahoma knocking the Longhorns out of a top-four seed and the first-round bye that goes with it. Georgia, Notre Dame, Miami each move up one seed line from last week, Ohio State moves in at No. 4 and Indiana, Alabama, Texas and BYU would host first-round games.
UNDATED (AP) — Georgia has taken a big step toward the Southeastern Conference championship game by defeating Alabama 20-17. The Bulldogs' defense sacked Alabama's quarterback four times and held him to a season-low in passing yards. This victory could boost Georgia to No. 1 in the AP Top 25 rankings. Meanwhile, Oklahoma upset top-ranked Texas 27-24, giving coach Brent Venables a much-needed win. South Carolina also pulled off an upset, defeating Florida 38-19, easing pressure on coach Shane Beamer. In other games, Kentucky edged LSU 35-34, UCLA remained undefeated with a win over Oregon, and Indiana narrowly beat Nebraska to stay unbeaten.
