Boo Corrigan explains why Georgia jumped Ohio State in College Football Playoff rankings

One of the few changes in the top 10 of the College Football Playoff ranking was Georgia taking the top spot over Ohio State after a few weeks of the Buckeyes reigning supreme.

What was the difference? Recent results.

“I think you look at the game and y’all were just talking about it, the win last week over Missouri and then the Mississippi game was tied 14-all, they go on a 38-3 run and kind of showed their dominance both on offense and on defense against a really strong Mississippi offense,” CFP selection committee chairman Boo Corrigan explained to a live ESPN panel on Tuesday night.

Georgia’s recent results have definitely shown a different side of the Bulldogs. While they’d consistently won across the board this season, they hadn’t necessarily played a particularly tough schedule.

Until recently, that is.

Both of Georgia’s last two opponents have spent time this season in the top 10 of the College Football Rankings. Missouri checked in at No. 9 in the most recent rankings, while Ole Miss settled at No. 13 in Tuesday night’s edition.

Given that nothing has happened in the last couple weeks to really bolster Ohio State’s resume — the last big win was against Penn State on Oct. 21 — the committee simply felt like Georgia’s body of work had outgrown Ohio State’s at this point.

“In looking at it in the resume and everything combined, we thought Georgia was the No. 1 team this week,” Boo Corrigan said.

Of course, none of it really matters until the final edition of the College Football Playoff rankings, which debut after conference title games.

And Georgia has already locked up its berth in the SEC Championship Game against Alabama, which will give it another chance to add a quality win.

Ohio State will get Michigan in the regular season finale but isn’t likely to get much of a resume booster in the Big Ten Championship Game. So if Georgia is ahead right now, it’s probably safe to assume that if both teams keep winning the Bulldogs will once again retain the No. 1 spot.

Lot of football to be played, though.

Georgia will close out its regular season with contests against No. 18 Tennessee and Georgia Tech. Both games are on the road.