Michigan State jumped 12 spots in the College Football Playoffs Rankings released Tuesday night, landing at No. 12 after debuting at No. 24 in the initial rankings a week earlier.
Voters were clearly impressed by the Spartans’ 27-24 victory over then_No. 7 Penn State on Saturday.
Michigan was not ranked in the top 25.
The first four were the same as in last week’s rankings.
1. Georgia
2. Alabama.
3. Notre Dame
4. Clemson.
5. Oklahoma
6. TCU
7. Miami
8. Wisconsin
9. Washington
10. Auburn
11.