Each team ranked No. 7 or better in the previous installment of the College Football Playoff Top 25 took care of business in Week 12. No. 4 Georgia picked up a quality road win over then-No. 12 Auburn, while the other six combined for an average margin of victory of 35 points over unranked foes.
As a result, those top seven spots are the exact same as they were seven days ago.
But had the selection committee decided to swap Georgia and Clemson at No. 3 and No. 4, it would have been justifiable, albeit controversial.
Yes, the Bulldogs suffered a brutal home loss to currently 4-7 South Carolina, but they also have six wins over teams in the ESPN FPI Top 40—No.