Texas moves up to No. 2 in the penultimate College Football Playoff Rankings

In the final midweek rankings release by the College Football Playoff selection committee, the Texas Longhorns moved up to the No. 2 ranking in the CFP top 25.
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Texas also occupied the No. 2 seed in the 12-team playoff bracket.
The Longhorns were joined by a number of SEC teams in the rankings, including No. 19 Missouri, No. 14 South Carolina, No. 13 Ole Miss, No. 11 Alabama, No. 7 Tennessee, and No. 5 Georgia.
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The Longhorns will face the Georgia Bulldogs at 3 p.m. CT on Saturday in Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Ga. ABC will televise the contest.
College Football Playoff top 25
- Oregon Ducks
- Texas Longhorns
- Penn State Nittany Lions
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish
- Georgia Bulldogs
- Ohio State Buckeyes
- Tennessee Volunteers
- SMU Mustangs
- Indiana Hoosiers
- Boise State Broncos
- Alabama Crimson Tide
- Miami Hurricanes
- Ole Miss Rebels
- South Carolina Gamecocks
- Arizona State Sun Devils
- Iowa State Cyclones
- Clemson Tigers
- BYU Cougars
- Missouri Tigers
- UNLV Rebels
- Illinois Illini
- Syracuse Orange
- Colorado Buffaloes
- Army Black Knights
- Memphis Tigers
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