Texas remains No. 3 in the College Football Playoff rankings, still occupies the No. 2 seed

The Texas Longhorns remained ranked No. 3 by the College Football Playoff selection committee in the November 19 rankings release.

[Join Inside Texas TODAY with code HOOKEM and get 50% off annual memberships!]

Because the Longhorns are currently in first place in the SEC, they were listed as the No. 2 seed in the projected 12-team playoff bracket despite being ranked behind No. 2 Ohio State.

Only conference champions can occupy top-four seeds, so the Buckeyes were bumped back to the No. 5 seed despite being ranked No. 2 as a result of being behind fellow Big 10 team No. 1 Oregon in the rankings.

The Longhorns were joined by a number of SEC teams in the rankings, including No. 23 Missouri, No. 18 South Carolina, No. 15 Texas A&M, No. 11 Tennessee, No. 10 Georgia, No. 9 Ole Miss, and No. 7 Alabama.

Texas hosts Kentucky this Saturday at 2:30 p.m. The game will be televised by ABC.

College Football Playoff Top 25

Oregon Ducks

Ohio State Buckeyes

Texas Longhorns

Penn State Nittany Lions

Indiana Hoosiers

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Alabama Crimson Tide

Miami Hurricanes

Ole Miss Rebels

Georgia Bulldogs

Tennessee Volunteers

Boise State Broncos

SMU Mustangs

BYU Cougars

Texas A&M Aggies

Colorado Buffaloes

Clemson Tigers

South Carolina Gamecocks

Army Black Knights

Tulane Green Wave

Arizona State Sun Devils

Iowa State Cyclones

Missouri Tigers

UNLV Rebels

Illinois Illini

College Football Playoff bracket

FIRST ROUND BYES

These teams are first place in their respective conferences and occupy the position a conference champion would for the purposes of the current projections. Even if a team from another conference is ranked higher, the four highest ranked conference champions are guaranteed a top-four seed and a first-round bye.

Oregon Ducks – Big 10

Texas Longhorns – SEC

SMU Mustangs – ACC

Boise State Broncos – Mountain West

FIRST ROUND MATCHUPS

The better seed is the home team in these matchups.

The winner of the 5-12 would play the No. 4 seed.
5. Ohio State Buckeyes
12. BYU Cougars

The winner of the 8-9 would play the No. 1 seed.
8. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
9. Alabama Crimson tide

The winner of the 6-11 would play the No. 3 seed.
6. Penn State Nittany Lions
11. Georgia Bulldogs

The winner of the 7-10 would play the No. 2 seed.
7. Ole Miss Rebels
10. Indiana Hoosiers

The post Texas remains No. 3 in the College Football Playoff rankings, still occupies the No. 2 seed appeared first on On3.