Georgia is the new No. 1, Utah climbs to No. 2 and Ohio State falls all the way to No. 20 in the USA TODAY Sports NCAA Re-Rank 1-138.
The Bulldogs take the top spot after Miami’s 31-24 loss to Notre Dame. That drops the Hurricanes three spots to No. 4 while the Fighting Irish climb three spots to No. 3.
Utah was also under consideration for No. 1 after winning the Holy War against Brigham Young. But while Georgia has a loss and the Utes are unbeaten, the Bulldogs have faced a much stronger schedule and the have the better overall résumé.
Miami is followed by No. 5 Indiana and No. 6 UCLA. Then comes a run of two-loss SEC teams in No. 7 Texas, No. 8 Tennessee and No. 9 Alabama. Those teams are sorted by head-to-head result: Texas beat Tennessee and the
Volunteers topped the Crimson Tide.
Ohio State makes a 10-spot drop after suffering its third loss. Already, this year’s team is the program’s first since 2011 to lose more than two games in a season.
The Buckeyes aren’t the only Big Ten team to take a notable dive in this week’s re-rank. Also dropping are No. 35 Northwestern (down seven spots), No. 47 Michigan (down 12), No. 57 Washington (down nine) and No. 61 Nebraska (down 12).
On the flip side, Oregon is up eight to No. 19 after beating OSU and Illinois is up 15 spots to No. 44 after topping the Cornhuskers.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Dogs have day as Georgia leads college football NCAA Re-Rank 1-138 after Week 10
