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No. 4 Seminoles still in College Football Playoff mix

Top 8 teams in College Football Playoff rankings unchanged
Florida State Seminoles QB Jordan Travis looks to throw in first half at Pitt Panthers, Nov. 4, 2023
Posted at 8:17 PM, Nov 07, 2023
and last updated 2023-11-07 20:23:58-05

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The top eight teams in the College Football Playoff rankings remained the same Tuesday night.

Florida State is ranked No. 4 in the second College Football Playoff rankings of the season.

The Seminoles are behind top-ranked Ohio State, No. 2 Georgia and No. 3 Michigan.

Undefeated Washington is just behind Florida State at No. 5, followed by one-loss teams Oregon, Texas and Alabama.

Mississippi and Penn State each moved up one spot to round out the top 10.

College Football Playoff Rankings (11/7/23)

RankTeamRecord
No. 1Ohio State9-0
No. 2Georgia9-0
No. 3Michigan9-0
No. 4Florida State9-0
No. 5Washington9-0
No. 6Oregon8-1
No. 7Texas8-1
No. 8Alabama8-1
No. 9Mississippi8-1
No. 10Penn State8-1
No. 11Louisville8-1
No. 12Oregon State7-2
No. 13Tennessee7-2
No. 14Missouri7-2
No. 15Oklahoma State7-2
No. 16Kansas7-2
No. 17Oklahoma7-2
No. 18Utah7-2
No. 19LSU6-3
No. 20Notre Dame6-3
No. 21Arizona6-3
No. 22Iowa7-2
No. 23Tulane8-1
No. 24North Carolina7-2
No. 25Kansas State6-3

Florida State struggled early in last weekend's 24-7 win at Pittsburgh, but the Seminoles were without their top two receivers for the game.

The Seminoles, who are also ranked fourth in The Associated Press and coaches polls, have beaten three teams ranked in the top 25 of the coaches poll at the time the games were played – No. 5 LSU, No. 23 Clemson and No. 17 Duke. LSU and Duke were also ranked No. 5 and No. 16 in the AP poll at the time.

But Florida State's only win against a team currently ranked in the College Football Playoff poll is No. 19 LSU. The Tigers are the highest-ranked three-loss team.

The Seminoles will face Miami and Florida in three of the next four weekends.

If No. 11 Louisville wins out in Atlantic Coast Conference play, the Cardinals will meet the Seminoles in the ACC Championship game in Charlotte, N.C.

An undefeated record capped with a win against Louisville should be enough to ensure Florida State of its first College Football Playoff berth since the 2014 season.