Texas remains No. 3 in the College Football Playoff rankings, still occupies the No. 2 seed
The Texas Longhorns remained ranked No. 3 by the College Football Playoff selection committee in the November 19 rankings release.
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Because the Longhorns are currently in first place in the SEC, they were listed as the No. 2 seed in the projected 12-team playoff bracket despite being ranked behind No. 2 Ohio State.
Only conference champions can occupy top-four seeds, so the Buckeyes were bumped back to the No. 5 seed despite being ranked No. 2 as a result of being behind fellow Big 10 team No. 1 Oregon in the rankings.
The Longhorns were joined by a number of SEC teams in the rankings, including No. 23 Missouri, No. 18 South Carolina, No. 15 Texas A&M, No. 11 Tennessee, No. 10 Georgia, No. 9 Ole Miss, and No. 7 Alabama.
Texas hosts Kentucky this Saturday at 2:30 p.m. The game will be televised by ABC.
College Football Playoff Top 25
- Oregon Ducks
- Ohio State Buckeyes
- Texas Longhorns
- Penn State Nittany Lions
- Indiana Hoosiers
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish
- Alabama Crimson Tide
- Miami Hurricanes
- Ole Miss Rebels
- Georgia Bulldogs
- Tennessee Volunteers
- Boise State Broncos
- SMU Mustangs
- BYU Cougars
- Texas A&M Aggies
- Colorado Buffaloes
- Clemson Tigers
- South Carolina Gamecocks
- Army Black Knights
- Tulane Green Wave
- Arizona State Sun Devils
- Iowa State Cyclones
- Missouri Tigers
- UNLV Rebels
- Illinois Illini
College Football Playoff bracket
FIRST ROUND BYES
These teams are first place in their respective conferences and occupy the position a conference champion would for the purposes of the current projections. Even if a team from another conference is ranked higher, the four highest ranked conference champions are guaranteed a top-four seed and a first-round bye.
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- Oregon Ducks – Big 10
- Texas Longhorns – SEC
- SMU Mustangs – ACC
- Boise State Broncos – Mountain West
FIRST ROUND MATCHUPS
The better seed is the home team in these matchups.
The winner of the 5-12 would play the No. 4 seed.
5. Ohio State Buckeyes
12. BYU Cougars
The winner of the 8-9 would play the No. 1 seed.
8. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
9. Alabama Crimson tide
The winner of the 6-11 would play the No. 3 seed.
6. Penn State Nittany Lions
11. Georgia Bulldogs
The winner of the 7-10 would play the No. 2 seed.
7. Ole Miss Rebels
10. Indiana Hoosiers
