Georgia takes CFP's top spot, Notre Dame leaps up to No. 5 - ESPN

Georgia moved into the No. 1 spot in the College Football Playoff selection committee rankings announced Tuesday, while undefeated UCLA jumped four spots to No. 4.

After Notre Dame beat previous No. 1 Miami 31-24 this past weekend, the top 10 has a decidedly different look in the updated rankings. It comes as no surprise that the Bulldogs (8-1) moved up one spot to take over as the top-ranked team. Undefeated Utah is No. 2, while Alabama (7-2) moved up two spots to No. 3.

Notre Dame (8-1) moved up six spots from No. 11 to No. 5, a strong indication the Fighting Irish are in much better shape to make the 12-team CFP field should they win out over Boston College, SMU and Syracuse. They are guaranteed a spot in the CFP if they finish in the top 12 in the final rankings.

«They looked like the Notre Dame team that should be ranked No. 5. They were up 24-3 and dominating that game,» CFP committee chair Hunter Yurachek said on ESPN's rankings release show. «And you look at some teams that were in front of Notre Dame that lost and that let them come up some.»

Texas (7-2) is now No. 6, while the Hurricanes (8-1) dropped six spots to No. 7 following their loss, placing the top team from the ACC behind multiple two-loss SEC teams. Tennessee (7-2) jumped up five spots to No. 8, while Indiana (8-1) fell five spots to No. 9 despite having an open date. BYU (7-2), which lost to Utah 28-20 last Saturday, moved down just one spot to No. 10.

November