The next College Football Playoff rankings was released on Tuesday night following a huge Saturday, which shook up the entire field. Four teams in the initial Playoff field lost, including No. 1 Miami. The other three were No. 6 Kentucky, No. 9 BYU and No. 10 Ole Miss.
The Georgia Bulldogs took the top spot ahead of Week 11. Even as a one-loss team, the SEC favorite has been given some grace due to three quality wins. There was a little bit of speculation as to where the Utah Utes would end up. The nation's top undefeated team is now at No. 2. This comes after Morgan Scalley's team pulled off a big upset over BYU in the first-ever top 10 'Holy War'
Georgia and Utah have a common opponent, with Arkansas facing both teams. The Utes had a bigger margin of victory at 33 points. What's also interesting is the Bulldogs lost to Auburn, who was beaten in back-to-back games by LSU and Ole Miss, along with barely beating Arkansas. This should've added up to Utah being No. 1, but they'll have to wait for another week.
Can anyone stop the Utes? Could they be this year's version of Indiana? They pulled in a sellout crowd in the Beehive State's biggest matchup last week and did it all in front of a national audience.
Utah quarterback Devon Dampier put together one of his best performances on the ground and in the air. The Utah defense stood tall as well, forcing BYU quarterback Bear Bachmeier into four interceptions, doubling his total for the season. We'll see if the momentum can continue for the Utes for a December run.
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At 8-0, Scalley and the Utes are off to one of the best starts in program history, matching the previous top ranking from the end of the 2008 season. The CFP committee continues to show bias towards teams not in the Big Ten or SEC. How much was BYU punished for the second loss of the season? The Cougars came in at No. 10 following the 28-20 loss to Utah.
College Football Playoff Rankings: Week 11
1. Georgia (8-1)
2. Utah (9-0)
3. Alabama (7-2)
4. UCLA (9-0)
5. Notre Dame (8-1)
6. Texas (7-2)
7. Miami (8-1)
8. Tennessee (7-2)
9. Indiana (8-1)
10. BYU (7-2)
11. Kentucky (7-2)
12. Texas Tech (8-1)
13. Wake Forest (8-1)
14. Houston (7-2)
15. Iowa (7-2)
16. Oregon (6-3)
17. South Carolina (6-3)
18. USC (7-2)
19. Ole Miss (6-3)
20. Ohio State (6-3)
21. LSU (6-3)
22. Missouri (6-3)
23. Arizona (7-2)
24. Boise State (8-1)
25. Oklahoma State (6-3)
The Utes are in control of their playoff destiny and just need to win out to avoid falling into the at-large trap. There's a great chance they'll be headed to the Big 12 championship. After Utah and Texas Tech, Houston is in the most favorable spot to be competing for a conference title. BYU needs help and could face the Utes again for a postseason 'Holy War' encore edition.
No. 2 Utah hits the road to face No. 23 Arizona on Saturday night (7:30 p.m. ET, FOX).
Source: Yahoo Sports








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