Path to the CFP: Week 12 brings SEC showdown

Time & TV: Tenn-Georgia, Texas-Ark, Alabama-Mercer, LSU-Florida, TexAM-NewMexSt, Oregon-Wisc, OhioSt-Northwestern, PennSt-Purdue, BYU-Kansas, Colorado-Utah, ASU-KState, ND-Virginia, BoiseSt-SanJose

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The SEC is home to another national game of the week, a ranked matchup of CFP No. 7 Tennessee at No. 12 Georgia — both teams fighting for their playoff survival in this final month of the regular season.

Led by CFP No. 3 Texas, the SEC has nine ranked teams — five in the top 12 spots, including No. 7 Tennessee, No. 10 Alabama, No. 11 Ole Miss (up five spots), and No. 12 Georgia (down nine spots after losing 28-10 at Ole Miss).

Also representing the SEC in the playoff rankings are No. 15 Texas A&M, No. 21 South Carolina, No. 22 LSU, and No. 23 Missouri.

Oregon is CFP No. 1 for the second week — all four CFP-ranked Big Ten teams are in the top five, including No. 2 Ohio State, No. 4 Penn State, and No. 5 Indiana (up three spots after winning 20-15 over visiting Michigan).

Below are five ranked teams impacted by key games this week, and each team’s path to the CFP:

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