Georgia reclaims No. 1 spot in latest CFP rankings

Georgia spent one week at No. 2. On Tuesday night the committee released its second CFP rankings of the season. The move sent the Bulldogs back to No. 1. Read more: Georgia reclaims No. 1 spot in latest CFP rankings

Georgia is 8-1. The committee has still leaned on the Bulldogs' strength of schedule to offset that one loss all season. In fact, this is the program's 16th week at No. 1 in the CFP era, second only to Alabama's 24.

Utah and UCLA are the only two unbeaten teams left in college football, both sitting at 9-0. Utah's climb to No. 2 is still the highest ranking in the program's history. UCLA's jump to No. 4, up four spots from No. 8, is also the highest in its history.

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Alabama's historic climb

Alabama moved up two spots to No. 3 despite carrying two losses. It's the earliest a two-loss team has ever cracked the top four in the CFP era. But the previous mark belonged to Auburn, which didn't get there until late November of 2017.

Notre Dame jumped six spots, from No. 11 to No. 5. It's the first time a team has jumped from outside the top 10 into the top five in one week. Texas climbed one spot to No. 6, still 7-2 and two spots from one of the four byes.

But Miami and Indiana did not fare as well. Miami fell from No. 1 to No. 7 after a loss to Notre Dame. It was the same result that lifted the Irish into the top five. Indiana dropped five spots, from No. 4 to No. 9, without playing a game. The team was idle on a bye while nearly every team it had already beaten lost over the weekend. Tennessee was the week's other big riser, up five spots to No. 8 at 7-2.

The top four seeds get first-round byes in the 12-team bracket. So this weekend carries real weight for Georgia, Utah, Alabama and UCLA. Texas plays at LSU on Saturday night, Utah is at Arizona, and Missouri travels to Georgia. Texas Tech plays at Oklahoma State, and USC visits an Indiana team trying to climb back into position.

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So all of it feeds the next round of CFP rankings. Georgia hosts Missouri at Sanford Stadium Saturday afternoon, one more data point before the committee looks again.