Oregon and Ole Miss rise to CFP Top 4 as Ohio State remains No. 1

Week 5 results in college football produced a notable reshuffling of national rankings and early College Football Playoff projections, with Oregon and Ole Miss moving into the top four and Ohio State holding the top spot in polls released Sunday following Saturday’s games. The changes came after a slate of high-profile wins, including Oregon’s overtime victory at Penn State, Ole Miss’s upset of then-No. 4 LSU, Alabama’s road win at Georgia and Indiana’s come-from-behind victory at Iowa.

Under the expanded 12-team playoff format, the top four seeds receive byes into the quarterfinals while seeds five through 12 meet in first-round games on Dec. 19 and 20. Quarterfinals are scheduled for Dec. 31 and Jan. 1, semifinals Jan. 8 and 9, and the championship game Jan. 19 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The five highest-ranked conference champions will automatically qualify for the field, and final seeding will be set by the selection committee’s rankings in early December.

Several weekly projections produced similar rosters for an early mock bracket. Common elements include Ohio State and Oregon near the top, with Miami and Ole Miss also positioned among the upper seeds....