ESPN “College GameDay” analyst Rece Davis released his top 10 rankings after Week 12 of the college season. Davis is an Associated Press voter and agreed with the media consensus for his top team this week. He ranked the Oregon Ducks No. 1.
With Georgia’s 31-17 win over Tennessee, the Bulldogs find themselves back in Davis’ top 10 rankings. UGA now have wins vs. two top-10 teams, which is an impressive resume. Still, due to their record, they are ranked outside of the top five, at No. 6. Tennessee remains in the top 10, falling to No. 9
BYU fell out of Rece Davis’s top 10 after suffering a brutal 17-13 loss against Kansas. The worst part was that BYU had three drives to get the lead back, including two where they got into the Kansas side of the field but they failed to get any points.
BYU’s loss along with the Tennessee-Georgia game have massive playoff implications. BYU still controls their own destiny in the Big 12, but they next week play the Arizona State Sun Devils, who are currently ranked in the US LBM Coaches Poll. Tennessee is in jeopardy to be one of the first teams out of the College Football Playoff similar to how Georgia was last week. Tennessee finds itself in a crowd two loss teams.
Speaking of tiebreakers, Week 13 will feature a clash in the Big Ten between Indiana and Ohio State. The Hoosiers, who are No. 5 in Davis’ rankings, are undefeated. However, Ohio State is the first ranked team Indiana has faced.
Rece Davis’ top 10 college football rankings after Week 12:
- Oregon Ducks
- Ohio State Buckeyes
- Texas Longhorns
- Penn State Nittany Lions
- Indiana Hoosiers
- Georgia Bulldogs
- Alabama Crimson Tide
- Tennessee Volunteers
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish
- Ole Miss Rebels
