Alabama drops to No. 10 in newest School Soccer Playoff rankings

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The newest College Football Playoff rankings noticed no adjustments within the prime three, however a giant loss for the earlier No. 4 staff has them falling down the record.

The Alabama Crimson Tide misplaced a detailed one to the Oklahoma Sooners at house, 23-21, and it value them within the eyes of the choice committee. They fell from No. 4 to No. 10.

In the meantime, the Georgia Bulldogs, who had been at No. 5 in every of the primary two rankings, moved into their place at No. 4.

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Head coach Brent Venables of the Oklahoma Sooners greets guests earlier than Bedlam towards the Oklahoma State Cowboys at Gaylord Household Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on November 19, 2022 in Norman, Oklahoma. The Sooners received 28-13. (Brian Bahr/Getty Photographs)

Ohio State, Indiana and Texas A&M stay at 1 by way of 3, respectively, to spherical out the highest 4, who would every obtain a bye if the playoff had been to begin immediately.

It was fascinating to see the Crimson Tide behind the Notre Dame Combating Irish, although, who're at No. 9 within the rankings. Notre Dame doesn’t have any extra top-25 wins this season, with Alabama gathering 4 to only one.

Texas Tech moved to No. 5, adopted by Ole Miss, Oregon and Oklahoma, which moved as much as the No. 8 slot following its massive highway victory in Tuscaloosa.

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Trying previous the highest 10, BYU is at No. 11, adopted by Utah, Miami, Vanderbilt and USC to spherical out the highest 15. The Hurricanes particularly had a giant weekend, defeating NC State 41-7 to assist them soar up two spots within the rankings.

In fact, with each Miami and Notre Dame at 8-2 general, the Hurricanes and their fan base are absolutely not joyful they continue to be 4 spots behind the Combating Irish, contemplating they beat them earlier this season.

Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman greets a participant earlier than the Orange Bowl NCAA School Soccer Playoff semifinal sport towards Penn State, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Picture/Rebecca Blackwell)

"The No. 1 standards is at all times head-to-head. It’s why we play the sport, proper?" Miami head coach Mario Cristobal mentioned, by way of ESPN. "That at all times has been and at all times would be the No. 1 issue."

Nonetheless, on the opposite aspect of the argument is how the Hurricanes acquired their two losses in comparison with Notre Dame. The Combating Irish misplaced to the Hurricanes and the Texas Longhorns — each ranked groups. Miami, although, was upset by unranked Louisville and SMU this season.

Talking of the Longhorns, they moved to No. 17 following their lopsided loss to Georgia, 35-10, which pushed them to 7-3 on the 12 months. Georgia Tech is simply in entrance of them at No. 16, whereas Michigan (18), Virginia (19) and Tennessee (20) are behind them.

Rounding out the highest 25 are Illinois, Missouri, Houston, Tulane and Arizona State, respectively.

Ty Simpson of the Alabama Crimson Tide reacts after dropping a fumble to the Oklahoma Sooners throughout the third quarter at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Nov. 15, 2025 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Photographs)

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As at all times, the 5 highest-ranked convention champions will probably be within the 12-team area this playoff season. However there’s a reminder: Will probably be a straight seeding mannequin, not one by which every winner of the Energy 4 conferences receives an automated bye.

There are simply two weeks left within the common season, and convention championships will observe to in the end decide how the School Soccer Playoff area will shake out.