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Tied with Oklahoma at No. 10 in last week's rankings, Texas moved back eight spots to No. 18 after falling at Georgia, 35-10. The Longhorns trailed 14-10 after the third quarter before the Bulldogs ran away in the final frame with two touchdown passes and a touchdown rush from quarterback Gunner Stockton.
Oklahoma owns four Top 25 victories and its only losses are to Ole Miss, a playoff team, and the Texas Longhorns, a top-20 team. Alabama has a clear path to 10-2 as well with its only tough test coming in the Iron Bowl against the Auburn Tigers.
How will the Big Ten's showing in Week 12 be reflected in the updated Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 rankings? Here's what to know.
No. 5 Georgia's convincing win over 10th-ranked Texas pushes the Longhorns out of the picture this week and sets up a first-round bye possibility for the Bulldogs. Georgia's won six straight games and would have an opportunity at defending its SEC title in Atlanta if Alabama loses to Auburn or Texas beats Texas A&M on Nov. 28.
Alabama now finds itself hovering above the College Football Playoff bubble on the basis of the new Associated Press Top 25 poll.
ESPN personality Paul Finebaum has rarely been shy with an opinion. Finebaum is also noted for rarely being shy in failing to take up the cause of his beloved S
If Texas is going to make a compelling argument for why it should be the first-ever three-loss team to reach the College Football Playoff, the Longhorns better close the season with a pair of wildly authoritative victories over Arkansas and Texas A&M and then pray that everyone forgets what happened in Week 12.
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