Texas, UH both move up in latest College Football Playoff rankings, with Georgia new No. 1

UH moved up three spots to No. 14 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings. (Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle) AUSTIN - Texas crept up one more spot in the new College Football Playoff rankings, moving to No. 6 after beating Missouri on the road for its fourth Top 25 win of the season. No other team has that many wins.If the season had ended last weekend, the Longhorns (7-2) would host Kentucky (7-2), which fell five spots to No. 11 after getting buried by Tennessee, and the winner of that game in Austin would advance to play new No. 1 Georgia. The Wildcats would be the next-to-last team in the postseason tournament.No. 12 Texas Tech would be the last team out as the selection committee would make room for Group of 6 representative Boise State but remains in the thick of it after edging West Virginia. Houston (7-2) climbed to 14th, the highest ranking in program history and a three-spot jump from the Cougars' position in last week's initial rankings. Win the final three regular-season and the Cougars would be in position to advance to the Big 12 championship game and a spot in the CFP for the first time. BOHLS:Let us count the ways a 24-team field is just plain wrongGeorgia, Utah, Alabama and UCLA held down the top four spots in the rankings and would earn first-round byes. Those two SEC teams were two of nine in the second week of the ratings.The Crimson Tide (7-2) is the highest ranked two-loss team, ahead even of unbeaten UCLA in part because the Bruins' strength of schedule ranks a lowly 67th.CFP RANKINGS: NOV. 21. Georgia8-12. Utah9-03. Alabama7-24. UCLA9-05. Notre Dame8-16. Texas7-27. Miami8-18. Tennessee7-29. Indiana8-110. BYU7-211. Kentucky7-212. Texas Tech8-113. Wake Forest8-114. Houston7-215. Iowa7-216. Oregon6-317. South Carolina6-318. Southern Cal7-219. Mississippi6-320. Ohio State6-321. LSU6-322. Missouri6-323. Arizona7-224. Boise State8-125. Oklahoma State6-3The four highest-ranked teams determined by the selection committee will be seeded Nos. 1-4 and receive a first round bye. Seeds 5-12 will play each other in the first round.The other SEC representatives, including Texas, were No. 8 Tennessee, Kentucky, No. 17 South Carolina, No. 19 Ole Miss, No. 21 LSU and No. 22 Missouri. The Longhorns face LSU in Baton Rouge on Saturday for a chance to earn its fifth Top 25 victory of the year. The Volunteers soared five spots to eighth after crushing Kentucky at home.TEXAS COLLEGE RANKINGS: Upon further review, it's Texas TechNotre Dame made a huge jump, rising from 11th to fifth after toppling No. 1 Miami. The Hurricanes slipped six spots to seventh after suffering their first loss of the season.The Big 12 stand to grab two spots with the No. 2 Utes and No. 10 BYU with the Red Raiders and Cougars perched in prime position to crash the CFP party.Indiana dropping five spots to No. 9 even though the Hoosiers were on an off week.Oregon made the biggest improvement, vaulting seven spots to No. 16, while Missouri dropped nine places and LSU seven.Staff writer Joseph Duarte contributed to this reportSubscribeThere’s more to Houston with the Chronicle. Subscribe today for just 25¢.This article originally published at Texas, UH both move up in latest College Football Playoff rankings, with Georgia new No. 1.