CFP Chair Warde Manuel Discusses Gap Between Texas, Georgia In Latest Rankings

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Georgia has a head-to-head win over the Longhorns, but the Bulldogs rank 7 spots lower in the latest committee rankings. Texas stayed put at No. 3 this week while Georgia moved up to No. 10 following its big over Tennessee.

Manuel pointed to Texas’s entire “body of work” as the reason for the rankings gap.

“Well, obviously Georgia has a very good win at Texas, but as the committee analyzed the body of work of Texas versus where Georgia is at the present time with 2 losses, even to top-25 teams, we came out that Texas was still a very strong team deserving of a 3 seed,” Manuel said. “They have a top-5 defense. Quinn Ewers is leading one of the top passing offenses in the country.

“We just looked at them and thought — and came out, I should say, with them at 3. It’s nothing against Georgia. Georgia is a great team, but they did struggle against Ole Miss at Ole Miss but had a great win this past week against Tennessee. We will continue to monitor both teams and see how it goes in the next few weeks.”

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