Oregon, Ohio State, Texas, Penn State atop CFP's rankings - ESPN

Oregon remained No. 1 in the second rankings released by the College Football Playoff selection committee Tuesday night.

The Ducks, who cruised past Maryland 39-18 last week to improve to 10-0, were followed by No. 2 Ohio State, No. 3 Texas, No. 4 Penn State and No. 5 Indiana.

BYU, Tennessee, Notre Dame, Miami, Alabama, Ole Miss and Georgia round out the committee's top 12.

Miami's first loss of the season, 28-23 at Georgia Tech, and Georgia's second defeat, 28-10 at Ole Miss, shook up the committee's rankings. The Hurricanes fell five spots to No. 9, while the Bulldogs dropped nine spots to No. 12.

Using the current rankings, Oregon (Big Ten), Texas (SEC), BYU (Big 12) and Miami (ACC) would be the four highest-rated conference champions and would receive first-round byes in the 12-team playoff.

Boise State is No. 13 in the committee's rankings, but the Broncos would be included in the 12-team playoff as the fifth-highest-rated conference champion from the Mountain West.

The first-round matchups would look like this: No. 12 Boise State at No. 5 Ohio State, No. 11 Ole Miss at No. 6 Penn State, No. 10 Alabama at No. 7 Indiana and No. 9 Notre Dame at No. 8 Tennessee.

«All I can say is there's a lot of games left to play in the season with three weeks and a conference championship in four weeks from now,» said selection committee chair Warde Manuel, Michigan's athletic director. «There's a lot of ball to be played. Every team in America is going to realize what I'm saying when the best thing that people can do is continue to win and then let everything fall as it may in terms of the rankings.»

Although Georgia, which captured two of the past three CFP National Championships, is ranked No. 12 in the committee's rankings, the