Nov. 15 (UPI) — The reigning champion Georgia Bulldogs overtook the Ohio State Buckeyes for the No. 1 spot in the 2023-24 College Football Playoff rankings, released on ESPN.
The third version of the rankings, decided on by the College Football Playoff selection committee, were revealed Tuesday night.
“We talked about it early, we talked about it in the middle, we talked about it at the end and made sure that as we go through this and the voting process that there’s healthy, strong debates, conversations around each one of the teams, and then in comparison to the other teams in making sure that we’re tracking where the games are and who’s in, who’s playing again, who’s out, all of those things,” committee chairman Boo Corrigan told repoerters on a conference call.
The Bulldogs (10-0) beat Mississippi 52-17 on Saturday in Athens, Ga. That loss dropped the Rebels (8-2) from No. 8 to No. 13 in the rankings.
The Bulldogs will face the Tennessee Volunteers on Saturday in Knoxville. The Volunteers (7-3) lost the the Missouri Tigers 36 to 7 on Saturday in Columbia, Mo. They dropped from No. 13 to No. 18.
The Tigers (8-2) jumped from No. 14 to No. 9 because of that victory. They will battle the unranked Florida Gators (5-5) on Saturday in Columbia.
Ohio State (10-0) demolished the unranked Michigan State Spartans (3-7) 38-3 on Saturday in Columbus, Ohio. The No. 2 Buckeyes, who were the top team in the previous two editions of the rankings, will host the Minnesota Golden Gophers (5-5) on Saturday in Columbus.
The Michigan Wolverines (10-0), who are playing without suspended coach Jim Harbaugh, beat Penn State 24-15 to stay at No. 3 in the rankings. The loss…
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