With Miami falling at Notre Dame on Saturday night, the door is open for a new team to take over at the No. 1 spot in the college football rankings. But voters, including those in the CBS Sports 138, found it easier to make the following decisions because the team previously at No. 2 delivered a nearly flawless, undeniably impressive performance. The Georgia Bulldogs were previously ranked No. 1 in the CBS Sports 138 on Oct. 12, but immediately took a tumble after an upset loss to Auburn.
Then, on Saturday night, the Bulldogs throttled Ole Miss 42-7 in Oxford, putting together arguably one of the best wins that we've seen all season. Voters in the CBS Sports 138, tasked with ranking all FBS teams, had several complicated ranking decisions after a Week 10 loaded with top teams playing against each other. But moving Georgia to No. 1?
That was the easiest decision on the ballot, and it's no surprise the Dawgs are a unanimous pick for the top spot in our college football rankings. Further down, things get a little more complex and complicated as our voters feel pretty good about the top five teams (Georgia, Utah, Notre Dame, UCLA and Miami), even if their order is not unanimous. What gets tricky is trying to sort out the next groups, as there is no agreement on the placement of Alabama or Texas, and Big 12 rivals BYU and Texas Tech are separated by a razor-thin margin inside the top 12.
Those disagreements represented by our ballots offer a preview to the debates that are going to occur in the selection committee room this week, while fans await the next release of the College Football Playoff Rankings. Speaking of the CFP, the postseason outlook is of particular interest to Oregon and Ohio State after the Ducks hung 41 on the scoreboard in Columbus over the weekend. Dan Lanning's squad is one of our biggest risers this week, soaring up ahead of Ole Miss, Ohio State and LSU to land inside the top 20 at No. 17.
The Buckeyes' ranking of No. 19 in the CBS Sports 138 is a few spots higher than where they landed in the AP Top 25 poll, but still definitively behind multiple other three-loss teams in the rankings. For more on the bigger and most notable adjustments in the CBS Sports 138, check out the Mover's Report below the top 25 table. College football experts from CBS Sports and 247Sports contribute ballots each week, which are averaged together for our rankings.
You can see the top 25 below and 26-138 on our rankings page. Check out the rest of the CBS Sports 138: Teams ranked 26-138
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