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This will be the third week in a row where the four playoff teams won’t change. The one change we saw last week was Ohio State jumping LSU for the No. 1 ranking, setting up projected semifinal matchups of Ohio State vs. Georgia and LSU vs. Clemson. We fully expect that to stay the same when the selection committee’s new rankings are revealed on ESPN on Tuesday night.
Changes will appear outside the top four, however. Alabama’s loss to Auburn and Minnesota’s loss to Wisconsin helps teams like Utah, Oklahoma and Baylor move up.