Danny Kanell shares updated top 12 after impactful Week 12
By David Wasson
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The always-opinionated Danny Kanell checked back in Sunday morning with his updated DK Top 12 college football rankings after the Week 12 games.
Kanell continues to rank unbeatens Ohio State, Indiana and Texas A&M as his top 3 teams, with Georgia checking in at No. 4 and Oregon at No. 5.
Ole Miss is ranked sixth according to the CBS Sports analyst, with Texas Tech at No. 7, Oklahoma at No. 8, Alabama at No. 9, Miami at No. 10, Notre Dame at No. 11 and Georgia Tech at No. 12.
Ohio State and Indiana had little trouble dispatching UCLA and Wisconsin, respectfully. Texas A&M narrowly avoided disaster against South Carolina in Week 12, rallying from a 30-3 halftime deficit to edge the Gamecocks 31-30.
Oklahoma’s big move comes after the Sooners took down Alabama 23-21 in Tuscaloosa. Ole Miss escaped an upset bid by Florida to win 34-24. Miami attempted to solidify its position by swamping NC State 41-7, and Georgia Tech stayed relevant in the ACC by nipping Boston College 36-34.
The official College Football Playoff rankings are released Tuesday evening. Rankings by the CFP selection committee will determine the bids that go to the 5 highest-ranked conference champions and the 7 highest-ranked remaining at-large teams. The top 4 conference champions will automatically be seeded 1-4 and receive first-round byes. Seeds 5-12 will play on-campus, first-round games (No. 12 at No. 5, No. 11 at No. 6, etc.).
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