Brigham Young among teams on rise in college football re-rank

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• Ohio State, Indiana, Texas A&M, and Georgia lead the NCAA Re-Rank 1-136.
• Brigham Young has moved up to the No. 11 spot, replacing Utah.
• SMU rose seven spots to No. 22 after a significant win against Louisville.

Ohio State, Indiana, Texas A&M and Georgia remain atop the USA TODAY Sports NCAA Re-Rank 1-136 heading into a crucial Thanksgiving weekend that will help determine the makeup of the College Football Playoff.

The first change in the new 1-136 doesn’t come until Brigham Young rises two spots to No. 11, replacing Utah. The Utes dropped three spots after barely winning a shootout against Kansas State.

The re-rank shakes things up in the ACC after another brutally disappointing weekend defined by Georgia Tech’s faceplant against Pittsburgh. The 42-28 loss drops the Yellow Jackets to No. 25, while the Panthers climb four spots to No. 24.

The highest-ranked ACC team remains No. 13 Miami, followed by No. 22 SMU. The Mustangs rise seven spots after beating Louisville 38-6.

The logjam continues among the top teams in the American and Sun Belt frontrunner James Madison. The Dukes barely escaped against Washington State and drop one spot to No. 23. That leaves JMU behind two American teams in No. 18 Tulane and No. 21 North Texas and just ahead of No. 27 Navy and No. 34 South Florida.

Mercifully, dismal seasons are coming to a close for some of the biggest busts in the Power Four. This list includes No. 53 Clemson, No. 73 Auburn, No. 78 Florida State, No. 91 North Carolina and No. 112 Syracuse.

UNC will miss a bowl game in Bill Belichick’s debut after losing 32-25 to Duke. Few teams have run off the rails quite like the Orange, who were once 3-1 after beating Clemson but have dropped seven games in a row by at least 17 points.