Save for Georgia jumping Ohio State for No. 1, the third College Football Playoff ranking of the 2023 season is more of the same. Bowl season is shifting dramatically, though.
In this update alone, both the ACC (Georgia Tech) and Big Ten (Northwestern) added one projected bowl qualifier. Additionally, the Big 12 swapped in Texas Tech for BYU as the Pac-12 lost Washington State and SEC dropped both Florida and Mississippi State.
Meanwhile, the Group of Five conferences have a pair of opposing outlooks. Both the AAC and MAC are struggling around the six-win cut line, but the Mountain West and Sun Belt are looking strong.