Ole Miss falls one spot to No. 14 in College Football Playoff Rankings; Three SEC teams in Playoffs
OXFORD, Miss. — Ole Miss football dropped one spot to No. 14 in this final CFP rankings before bowl games are played.
SMU, who lost on a last-second field goal to Clemson yesterday in the ACC championship game, edged out Alabama for a spot in the playoffs.
The SEC finishes with seven teams in the CFP rankings, four in the top 12, and three in the college football playoffs: Georgia (2), Texas (3), Tennessee (7), Alabama (11), Ole Miss (14), South Carolina (15), and Missouri (19).
The complete CFP Rankings are as follows:
1. Oregon (13-0)
2. Georgia (11-2)
3. Texas (11-2)
4. Penn State (11-2)
5. Notre Dame (11-1)
6. Ohio State (10-2)
7. Tennessee (10-2)
8. Indiana (11-1)
9. Boise State (12-1)
10. SMU (11-2)
11. Alabama (9-3)
12. Arizona State (11-2)
13. Miami (10-2)
14. Ole Miss (9-3)
15. South Carolina (9-3)
16. Clemson (10-3)
17. BYU (10-2)
18. Iowa State (10-3)
19. Missouri (9-3)
20. Illinois (9-3)
21. Syracuse (9-3)
22. Army (11-1)
23. Colorado (9-3)
24. UNLV (10-3)
25. Memphis (10-2)
First-round byes:
Oregon
Georgia
Boise State
Arizona State
First-round College Football Playoff pairings
Clemson at Texas (winner plays Arizona State in Peach Bowl on Jan. 1st)
Tennessee at Ohio State (winner plays Oregon in Rose Bowl on Jan. 1st)
SMU at Penn State (winner plays Boise State in Fiesta Bowl on Dec. 31st)
Indiana at Notre Dame (winner plays Georgia in Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1st)
Evelyn Van Pelt
Evelyn has covered sports for over two decades, beginning her journalism career as a sports writer for a newspaper in Austin, Texas. She attended Texas A&M and majored in English. Evelyn's love for Ole Miss began when her daughter Katie attended the university on a volleyball scholarship. Evelyn created the Rebel Walk in 2013 and has served as publisher and managing editor since its inception.
