Tennessee leapfrogs Georgia in CFP Rankings ahead of clash

The AP Poll was released earlier this week, setting up a clash between #1 Georgia and #3 Tennessee. However, those roles will now be reversed following the College Football Playoff committee’s first release of their rankings. They have the Vols ranked #1, with Georgia coming in at #3. Here’s how the rest of the rankings look:

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1. Tennessee
2. Ohio State
3. Georgia
4. Clemson
5. Michigan
6. Alabama
7. TCU
8. Oregon
9. USC
10. LSU
11. Ole Miss
12. UCLA
13. Kansas State
14. Utah
15. Penn State
16. Illinois
17. North Carolina
18. Oklahoma State
19. Tulane
20. Syracuse
21. Wake Forrest
22. NC State
23. Oregon State
24. Texas
25. UCF

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With over a month left of football before the College Football Playoff committee chooses their final four teams, almost all of this will settle itself out. In fact, a lot of it will happen this weekend in the SEC, with Tennessee traveling to Georgia and LSU hosting Alabama.

Despite Georgia being ranked two spots below Tennessee, they remain more than a touchdown favorite over the Vols, and I have a feeling this is just more bulletin board material for Kirby Smart to use leading up to Saturday.

In the other marquee SEC matchups, Alabama is nearly a two-touchdown favorite over LSU in Baton Rouge, where the Tide have dominated the Tigers over the last decade.

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