"The top five teams remained unchanged in the second rankings released by the College Football Playoff selection committee Tuesday. Ohio State remained No. 1 and was followed by Indiana, Texas A&M, Alabama and Georgia in the top five. Texas Tech, Ole Miss, Oregon, Notre Dame, Texas, Oklahoma and BYU round out the 12 teams in the rankings. The Buckeyes, Hoosiers, Aggies and Crimson Tide would receive first-round byes as the top four teams if the second rankings were used for the 12-team bracket."
"The first-round games would be this: South Florida at Georgia, Miami at Texas Tech, Texas at Ole Miss and Notre Dame at Oregon. The SEC had six teams in the top 12, followed by the Big Ten with three and the Big 12 with two. The ACC had five teams in the top 25 but none higher than 15th. South Florida was the only team from a Group of Five conference in the top 25."
"The selection committee didn't ding the unbeaten Hoosiers after they needed Fernando Mendoza's 7-yard touchdown pass to Omar Cooper Jr. in the back of the end zone with 36 seconds left to come from behind in a 27-24 victory at struggling Penn State last week. The Nittany Lions have lost six games in a row and fired their coach, James Franklin, on Oct. 12."
The College Football Playoff second rankings kept Ohio State at No. 1, followed by Indiana, Texas A&M, Alabama and Georgia. The top 12 included Texas Tech, Ole Miss, Oregon, Notre Dame, Texas, Oklahoma and BYU, though conference champion rules would place South Florida and Miami into the bracket in place of BYU and Oklahoma. Ohio State, Indiana, Texas A&M and Alabama would receive first-round byes. Projected first-round matchups included South Florida at Georgia and Miami at Texas Tech. The SEC placed six teams in the top 12; South Florida was the only Group of Five team in the top 25. The committee did not penalize Indiana after a late comeback at Penn State.
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