Georgia and Oregon are in the top four, and Texas A&M is second to last in USA TODAY Sports' NCAA rankings, 1-136 for the regular season.
Georgia moved up to No. 3 and Oregon to No. 4 after both finished the regular season with victories. Bulldogs throttled Georgia Tech And Ducks did the same with Washington.
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The Aggies dropped two spots to 5th place. after a 27-17 loss to Texas. Longhorns move up one spot to 14th as the highest-ranked team with three losses.
Teams moving up in the rankings include No. 16 Virginia, up three spots after beating Virginia Tech to clinch a berth in the ACC championship game, and No. 21. Arizonamoving up eight places after winning the Territorial Cup over Arizona.
The Wildcats' rise has propelled four Big 12 teams into the top 25. Ahead of Arizona are No. 6 Texas Tech, No. 11 Brigham Young and No. 15 Utah.
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No. 20 Michigan drops four spots after losing to No. 1 Ohio State. The Big Ten has five teams in the top 20 and three of the top four in the rankings. BuckeyesNo. 2 Indiana and Oregon.
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There are five Group of Five teams in the top 25, led by No. 17 Tulane and No. 18 North Texas. The two are set to meet this weekend in the America's Championship game to decide which Group of Five conference winner will advance to the College Football Playoff.
Joining green wave and the Mean Green are No. 22 James Madison, No. 23 Navy and No. 25 UNLV.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: College football rankings rise: Georgia and Oregon move up to 1-136 in NCAA rankings.
