Washington leapfrogged Florida State into the No. 4 spot in the latest College Football Playoff rankings released Tuesday night, after beating its third straight ranked opponent this past weekend.
While the top three remained unchanged — Georgia is still No. 1, followed by Ohio State at No. 2 and Michigan at No. 3 — Washington moved into the top four for the first time this season, and Florida State fell to No.
5 after losing quarterback Jordan Travis for the season. The Huskies beat then-No. 11 Oregon State 22-20 this past Saturday, after wins over then-No.
18 Utah and then-No. 20 USC. Although Utah and USC are no longer ranked, Washington is now No. 1 in the ESPN strength of record metric.
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