The top five teams remained unchanged in the second rankings released by the College Football Playoff selection committee Tuesday.
Ohio State remained No. 1 and was followed by Indiana, Texas A&M, Alabama and Georgia in the top five.
Texas Tech, Ole Miss, Oregon, Notre Dame, Texas, Oklahoma and BYU round out the 12 teams in the rankings.
Since five conference champions are guaranteed to make the 12-team bracket, No. 24 South Florida (highest-ranked Group of Five champion) would replace BYU as the 12th seed and Miami (projected ACC champion) would replace Oklahoma.
Texas A&M and Alabama remained Nos. 3 and 4 in the rankings. They’re approaching a blockbuster matchup in the SEC title game should they get through the rest of the conference slate unbeaten.
RANK
TEAM
RECORD
1
Ohio State
9-0
2
Indiana
10-0
3
Texas A&M
9-0
4
Alabama
8-1
5
Georgia
8-1
6
Texas Tech
9-1
7
Ole Miss
9-1
8
Oregon
8-1
9
Notre Dame
7-2
10
Texas
7-2
11
Oklahoma
7-2
12
BYU
8-1
The SEC once again leads the way in seeds 5-12, with Georgia, Ole Miss, Texas, and Oklahoma grabbing four of those slots. The current bracket features one all-SEC first-round matchup, as the Longhorns are projected to face the Rebels.