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 |
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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 |