Tied with Oklahoma at No. 10 in last week's rankings, Texas moved back eight spots to No. 18 after falling at Georgia, 35-10. The Longhorns trailed 14-10 after the third quarter before the Bulldogs ran away in the final frame with two touchdown passes and a touchdown rush from quarterback Gunner Stockton.

Benedict and Newberry are two of three South Carolina schools to make the Division II playoffs. North Greenville also made it after defeating UNC Pembroke, 34-20, on Saturday in the Conference Carolinas Bowl to earn the league’s automatic bid. The Trailblazers are in No. 7 in Region 2 and open the playoffs at West Florida.

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Georgia didn’t officially lock up a spot in the College Football Playoff by knocking off Texas in their prime-time clash, but they came pretty close.

Their 35-10 Week 12 loss against Georgia provided irrefutable proof that Texas isn't anywhere close to being a premier program in the SEC. The Longhorns look woefully outmatched against most teams with a similar talent level, and they're much closer to middling than they are to elite.

No. 6 Texas Tech (9-1) looks to avoid a letdown Saturday as the Red Raiders host UCF (4-5) after seizing control of the Big 12 race.