ESPN Projects Five SEC Teams In Latest College Football Playoff Top 12

ESPN's Heather Dinich released her updated College Football Playoff Top 12 projections following a wild Week 10 that saw several highly ranked teams suffer losses.

Georgia takes over the No. 1 spot in Dinich's latest projections following its dominant 42-7 victory over Ole Miss, while Alabama climbs to No. 3 after defeating LSU 31-13 in Baton Rouge.

The SEC has five teams in the projected Top 12, including Georgia, Alabama, Texas, Tennessee, and Kentucky.

Texas moves into the No. 4 spot after its road victory over Missouri, while Tennessee climbs to No. 9 following a 34-6 win over Kentucky.

Meanwhile, Miami drops from No. 1 to No. 6 after losing to Notre Dame, while Ohio State and Ole Miss fall out of the Top 12 following their third losses of the season.

ESPN's Projected CFP Top 12:
1. Georgia (8-1)
2. Utah (9-0)
3. Alabama (7-2)
4. Texas (7-2)
5. Notre Dame (8-1)
6. Miami (8-1)
7. Indiana (8-1)
8. UCLA (9-0)
9. Tennessee (7-2)
10. Kentucky (7-2)
11. Texas Tech (8-1)
12. BYU (7-2)

Despite being ranked No. 12, BYU would be left out of the playoff field to make room for Boise State, the projected highest-ranked Group of Six conference champion.

Bracket:

Based on the rankings above, the seeding would be:

First-round byes
No. 1 Georgia (SEC champ)
No. 2 Utah (Big 12 champ)
No. 3 Alabama
No. 4 Texas

First-round games:
No. 12 Boise State (highest Group of 6) at No. 5 Notre Dame
No. 11 Texas Tech at No. 6 Miami (ACC champ)
No. 10 Kentucky at No. 7 Indiana (Big Ten champ)
No. 9 Tennessee at No. 8 UCLA

Quarterfinal games:
No. 12 Boise State/No. 5 Notre Dame winner vs. No. 4 Texas
No. 11 Texas Tech/No. 6 Miami winner vs. No. 3 Alabama
No. 10 Kentucky/No. 7 Indiana winner vs. No. 2 Utah
No. 9 Tennessee/No. 8 UCLA winner vs. No. 1 Georgia