Arizona Wildcats rise to No. 7 in College Football Playoff rankings
Dec 3, 2014, 12:12 AM | Updated: 12:15 am
The Arizona Wildcats are one of the hottest teams in the country, coming off four consecutive wins, including a 42-35 victory over rival Arizona State in the 2014 Territorial Cup to win the Pac-12 South Championship.
Arizona (10-2) moved up to No. 7 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings, giving them an outside chance of cracking the top four and participating in the first ever College Football Playoff.
Only the Pac-12 Championship game stands between the Wildcats and a bowl game, or playoff game, to be determined. Arizona plays No. 2 Oregon for the second time this season on Friday in quite possibly the biggest game in program history.
For the first time ever, there will be a four-team playoff to determine college football’s national champion. The rankings are determined by a 12-member committee comprised of athletic directors (Jeff Long, Barry Alvarez, Pat Haden, Oliver Luck and Dan Radakovich), former coaches (Tyrone Willingham and Tom Osborne), a former conference commissioner (Mike Tranghese), a former reporter (Steve Weiberg) and other heads of state and administrators (Michael C. Gould, Tom Jernstedt and Condoleezza Rice).
Dec. 2 College Football Playoff Rankings
| Ranking | Team |
|---|---|
| 1. | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 2. | Oregon Ducks |
| 3. | TCU Horned Frogs |
| 4. | Florida State Seminoles |
| 5. | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 6. | Baylor Bears |
| 7. | Arizona Wildcats |
| 8. | Michigan State Spartans |
| 9. | Kansas State Wildcats |
| 10. | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| 11. | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets |
| 12. | Ole Miss Rebels |
| 13. | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 14. | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 15. | UCLA Bruins |
| 16. | Missouri Tigers |
| 17. | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 18. | Clemson Tigers |
| 19. | Auburn Tigers |
| 20. | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 21. | Louisville Cardinals |
| 22. | Boise State Broncos |
| 23. | Utah Utes |
| 24. | LSU Tigers |
| 25. | USC Trojans |
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