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CFP rankings: Washington joins Georgia, Ohio State, Michigan in Top 4

Tight end Brock Bowers and the Georgia Bulldogs held on to the No. 1 spot in the College Football Playoff rankings. File Photo by Mike Goulding/UPI
Tight end Brock Bowers and the Georgia Bulldogs held on to the No. 1 spot in the College Football Playoff rankings. File Photo by Mike Goulding/UPI

Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Georgia, Ohio State and Michigan remained leaders in the College Football Playoff rankings, while Washington passed Florida State to join the Top 4.

The Georgia Bulldogs held the No. 1 spot for the second-consecutive week in the fourth edition of the rankings, released Tuesday on ESPN by the College Football Playoff selection committee.

The undefeated (11-0) reigning national champions beat Tennessee (7-4) on Saturday to stay on top. The Volunteers dropped from No. 18 to No. 21 because of the setback.

The Bulldogs will battle Georgia Tech (6-5) on Saturday in Atlanta. The Volunteers will host Vanderbilt on Saturday in Knoxville.

The No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes (11-0) beat Minnesota on Saturday in Columbus, Ohio. They will take on No. 3 Michigan (11-0) on Saturday in Ann Arbor, Mich. The Wolverines edged Maryland 31-24 on Saturday in College Park, Md.

Head coach Jim Harbaugh, quarterback J.J. McCarthy and the Michigan Wolverines are the No. 3 team in the College Football Playoff rankings. File Photo by Bob Strong/UPI

No. 4 Washington (11-0) edged Oregon State (8-3) on Saturday in Corvallis, Ore., to climb inside the Top 4. The Beavers dropped from No. 11 to No. 16 because of the loss.

The Huskies will host Washington State (5-6) on Saturday in Seattle. The Beavers will battle Oregon (10-1) on Friday in Eugene, Ore. The Ducks crushed Arizona State to stay at No. 6 in the rankings.

Ohio State Buckeyes safety Josh Proctor celebrates a fumble recovery against the Minnesota Golden Gophers on Saturday in Columbus, Ohio. Photo by Aaron Josefczyk/UPI

The Florida State Seminoles (11-0) crushed North Alabama (3-8), but dropped from No. 4 to No. 5 in the rankings. The Seminoles, who lost star quarterback Jordan Travis to a season-ending leg injury, will face Florida (5-6) on Saturday in Gainesville, Fla.

The No. 7 Texas Longhorns (10-1), No. 8 Alabama Crimson Tide (10-1), No. 9 Missouri Tigers (9-2) and No. 10 Louisville Cardinals (10-1) held their Top 10 spots in the rankings.

Head coach Marcus Freeman and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish are the No. 18 team in the College Football Playoff rankings. File Photo by John Sommers II/UPI

Texas will host Texas Tech (6-5) on Friday in Austin. Alabama will take on Auburn (6-5) on Saturday in Auburn, Ala. Missouri will face Arkansas (4-7) on Friday in Fayetteville, Ark. Louisville will host Kentucky (6-5) on Saturday in Louisville, Ky.

Penn State beat Rutgers (6-5) to climb from No. 12 to No. 11. The Nittany Lions (9-2) will meet Michigan State (4-7) on Friday in East Lansing, Mich. The Ole Miss Rebels (9-2) beat Louisiana Monroe (2-9) to climb from No. 13 to No. 12.

Quarterback Jack Plummer and the Louisville Cardinals are the No. 10 team in the College Football Playoff rankings. File Photo by John Sommers II/UPI
Quarterback Jack Plummer and the Louisville Cardinals are the No. 10 team in the College Football Playoff rankings. File Photo by John Sommers II/UPI

The Rebels will battle Mississippi State (5-6) on Thursday in Mississippi State.

The No. 14 Oklahoma Sooners (9-2) beat BYU to jump from No. 14 to No. 13. They will host TCU (5-6) on Friday in their regular-season finale.

The LSU Tigers (8-3) beat Georgia State (6-5) to move from No. 15 to No. 14. They will host Texas A&M (7-4) on Saturday in Baton Rouge, La.

The Arizona Wildcats (8-3) beat Utah (7-4) to jump from No. 17 to No. 15. They will face Arizona State (3-8) on Saturday in Tempe, Ariz. The Utes, ranked No. 22 last week, dropped out of the Top 25.

The Iowa Hawkeyes (9-2) beat Illinois (5-6) 15-13 on Saturday, but dropped from No. 16 to No. 17. They will take on Nebraska (5-6) on Friday in Lincoln, Neb.

Notre Dame (8-3) beat Wake Forest (4-7) to move up from No. 19 to No. 18. They will face Stanford (3-8) on Saturday in Stanford, Calif.

The Kansas State Wildcats (8-3) beat Kansas (7-4) to jump from No. 21 to No. 19. They will take on Iowa State (6-5) on Saturday in Manhattan, Kan. The Jayhawks, ranked No. 25 last week, dropped out of the rankings.

The Oklahoma State Cowboys (8-3) beat Houston (4-7) to climb from No. 23 to No. 20. They will host BYU on Saturday in Stillwater.

The North Carolina State Wolfpack (8-3) climbed into the Top 25 for the first time this season. They beat Virginia Tech (5-6) to claim the No. 22 spot. The Wolfpack will host North Carolina (8-3) on Saturday in Raleigh.

The Tar Heels, ranked No. 20 last week, lost to Clemson on Saturday to drop out of the rankings. Clemson (7-4) climbed to No. 24 because of that victory. The Tigers will face South Carolina (5-6) on Saturday in Columbia, S.C.

The Tulane Green Wave (10-1) beat Florida Atlantic to climb from No. 24 to No. 23. The Green Wave will host UTSA (8-3) on Friday in their regular-season finale.

The Liberty Flames (11-0) beat UMass (3-8) to earn the No. 25 spot in the rankings. They will battle UTEP on Saturday in El Paso, Texas.

The fifth edition of the rankings will be released at 7 p.m. EST Nov. 28 on ESPN. The final rankings will be announced at noon Dec. 3 on the same network.