The College Football Playoff committee, which will pick the four teams in this year's playoff, released its second Top 25 rankings Tuesday.
Mississippi State (8-0) and Florida State (8-0) still hold the top two spots, and Auburn (7-1) is ranked No. 3 for the second consecutive week. Oregon (8-1) moves into the coveted fourth spot, replacing Ole Miss (7-2), which fell to No. 11.
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Alabama (7-1) and TCU (7-1) are ranked fifth and sixth, respectively.
The four-team playoff begins Jan. 1. Two teams will play in the Rose Bowl at 5 p.m. ET and the other two will face off in the Sugar Bowl at 8:30 p.m. The winners will play in the College Football Playoff National Championship on Jan. 12 at 8:30 p.m. ET.
The complete CFP selection committee Top 25:
1. Mississippi State
2. Florida State
3. Auburn
4. Oregon
5. Alabama
6. TCU
7. Kansas State
8. Michigan State
9. Arizona State
10. Notre Dame
11. Ole Miss
12. Baylor
13. Nebraska
14. Ohio State
15. Oklahoma
16. LSU
17. Utah
18. UCLA
19. Arizona
20. Georgia
21. Clemson
22. Duke
23. West Virginia
24. Georgia Tech
25. Wisconsin
