Week 13 saw Georgia football beat a talented Texas A&M team to advance to 10-1 on the season.
Georgia looked like it has all season – unable to finish a drive on offense but smothering on defense.
That’s been Georgia’s recipe this season, but how much longer will it work? We will find out in two weeks when the Dawgs take on LSU in Atlanta.
Right now, Georgia is sitting at No. 4 in the College Football Playoff rankings behind LSU (1), Ohio State (2) and Clemson (3).
Right behind the Bulldogs is Alabama, hoping that it can not only win next week vs Auburn but also that LSU will take care of business in the SEC Championship, thus eliminating Georgia from playoff contention.
Behind Alabama currently is Oregon, but that won’t last long after the Ducks lost to Arizona State. The best part about Oregon losing is that now we don’t have to hear about how Rob Mullens, the Oregon AD and the chair of the CFP selection committee, is “recused from the room” when the committee discusses the Ducks. Is it just me, or has that been mentioned way too many times this season?
Ohio State definitely had the most impressive win of the weekend among the teams near the top of the rankings (Arizona State probably had the best win, though, in beating Oregon). I would not expect the committee to swap LSU and OSU, however. LSU’s beaten plenty of top-ten teams itself.
Then there’s Utah, which is 10-1 and needs some help to make it into the final four. The Utes have not really beaten anyone, but if Georgia and Alabama both fall and Utah wins its conference, then it has a much better argument.
Oklahoma, however, assuming it wins out, will be right there with Utah vying for that last Playoff spot if both Alabama and Georgia lose before the final rankings reveal after the conference championship games wrap up.
Here’s our College Football Playoff projections:
25. Navy
24. App State
23. USC
22. Iowa State
21. Oklahoma State
20. Boise State
19. Cincinnati
18. Memphis
17. Iowa
16. Notre Dame
15. Auburn
Next: 14-11
14. Baylor
13. Oregon
12. Penn State
11. Michigan
Next: 10-7
10. Wisconsin
9. Florida
8. Minnesota
7. Oklahoma
Next: 6-1
6. Utah
5. Alabama
4. Georgia
3. Clemson
2. Ohio State
1. LSU
