- Georgia has moved up to the No. 4 spot after a dominant win against Texas.
- Oklahoma’s victory over Alabama has propelled the Sooners to No. 8 in the rankings.
- Texas fell eight spots to No. 18, significantly hurting its playoff chances.
Georgia inches up to No. 4, Oklahoma rises to No. 8 and Alabama drops to No. 9 as the USA TODAY Sports NCAA Re-Rank 1-136 grapples with several key results in the SEC.
After dominating Texas in a 35-10 win, the Bulldogs take over as the team to beat in a conference that still has one unbeaten in No. 3 Texas A&M, which pulled off a historic comeback to beat South Carolina.
Oklahoma rises on the back of a 23-21 win at Alabama. Thanks to what is by far the best win of the Brent Venables era, the Sooners are smack in the middle of the College Football Playoff race with games against Missouri and LSU to end the month.
The loss dumps Alabama five spots. Also moving down is No. 10 Notre Dame, which falls one spot due to Oklahoma’s rise. Texas drops eight spots to No. 18 and is basically eliminated from the at-large mix. Georgia Tech falls three to No. 15 after narrowly escaping against the worst team in the ACC in Boston College.
One other change near the top of the re-rank has Texas Tech climbing to No. 6 and leapfrogging No. 7 Mississippi after the Rebels failed to impress in a 34-24 win at home against Florida.
The back end of the top 25 features several Group of Five teams surging toward the finish line of the regular season. No. 21 Tulane leads all Group of Five teams, followed by No. 22 James Madison and No. 23 North Texas. Next comes No. 27 Navy and No. 33 San Diego State.
