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Expect a big shakeup in the CFP rankings after Texas' big win and losses by two teams ahead of them

While Texas blew out Florida at DKR Saturday, both Georgia and Miami suffered setbacks.

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Texas wide receiver Matthew Golden (2) celebrates his touchdown against Florida during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Austin.

HOUSTON — It was a good week for the Texas Longhorns. Not only did they thoroughly beat Florida at DKR in Austin on Saturday, two teams ahead of them in both the AP Top 25 and the first College Football Playoff rankings fell. The new AP rankings came out Sunday at 1 p.m., and it had the Horns moving up from No. 5 to to the No. 3 spot. You can see the AP top 25 further down in this article.

While it’s nice to be ranked high in the AP poll, it’s the College Football Playoff rankings that will determine the 12 teams that play for a national title. When the new rankings come out on Tuesday, Texas should move up from their No. 5 position there, while two other Texas teams -- SMU (13) and Texas A&M (14) went into the week on the outside of the CFP rankings looking in. Both the Aggies and Mustangs were idle this week.

Below is how teams in the College Football Playoff rankings fared. New rankings come out Tuesday.

No. 1 Oregon beat Maryland 39-18
No. 2 Ohio State beat Purdue 45-0
No. 3 Georgia lost to Ole Miss 28-10
No. 4 Miami lost to Georgia Tech 28-23
No. 5 Texas beat Florida 49-17
No. 6 Penn State beat Washington 35-6
No 7 Tennessee beat Mississippi State 33-14
No. 8 Indiana beat Michigan 20-15
No. 9 BYU beat Utah 22-21
No. 10 Notre Dame beat Florida State 52-3
No. 11 Alabama beat LSU 42-13
No. 12 Boise State beat Nevada 28-21
No. 13 SMU was idle
No. 14 Texas A&M was idle
No. 15 LSU lost to Alabama 42-13
No. 16 Ole Miss beat No. 3 Georgia 28-10
No. 17 Iowa State lost to Kansas 36-45
No. 18 Pitt lost to Virginia 24-19
No. 19 Kansas State was idle
No. 20 Colorado beat Texas Tech 41-27
No. 21 Washington State beat Utah State 49-28
No. 23 Clemson beat Virginia Tech 24-14
No. 24 Missouri beat Oklahoma 30-23
No. 25 Army beat North Texas 14-3

When do the new College Football Playoff rankings come out?

The first College Football Rankings were released on Tuesday, Nov. 5, and they’ll continue to be released every Tuesday through December 3, with the final rankings released on Sunday Dec. 8.

The rankings are released on ESPN, and here they are Central Time.

Tuesday, Nov. 12: 7:30-8 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 19: 6-7 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 26: 7-8 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 3: 6-6:30 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 8: 11-3 p.m. (Selection Day

How the College Football Playoffs will work

The five highest-ranked conference champions are automatically in the College Football Playoff. The seven highest-ranked teams remaining will fill out the bracket of 12.

The top four teams will get a bye in the first round of the playoff. Of the remaining teams, the higher-ranked teams in each matchup will host the first-round games. Here is how those first-round matchups line up.

No. 5 vs. No. 12
No. 6 vs. No. 11
No. 7 vs. No. 10
No. 8 vs. No. 9

Once those games are over, there will be eight teams remaining. The next round – the quarterfinals – will be played in bowls with a rotating schedule.

This year, those quarterfinal games will be played at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl (Dec. 31), Chick-Fl-A Peach Bowl (Jan. 1), Prudential Rose Bowl (Jan. 1) and Allstate Sugar Bowl (Jan. 1).

Then the semifinal round, which will include the four teams remaining, will be played at the Capital One Orange Bowl (Jan. 1) and the Good Year Cotton Bowl (Jan. 10).

The national title game will be in Atlanta on Jan. 20.

Here's more about the College Football Playoffs from a story we posted earlier in the season.

Below is the NEW AP Top 25 that came out Sunday, 11/10

No. 1 Oregon beat Maryland 39-18
No. 2 Ohio State beat Purdue 45-0
No. 3 Texas beat Florida 49-17
No. 4 Penn State beat Washington 35-6
No. 5 Indiana beat Michigan 20-15
No 6 Tennessee beat Mississippi State 33-14
No. 7 BYU beat Utah 22-21
No. 8 Notre Dame beat Florida State 52-3
No. 9 Alabama beat LSU 42-13
No. 10 Ole Miss beat No. 3 Georgia 28-10
No. 11 Georgia lost to Ole Miss 28-10
No. 12 Miami lost to Georgia Tech 28-23
No. 13 Boise State beat Nevada 28-21
No. 14 SMU was idle
No. 15 Texas A&M was idle
No. 16 Army beat North Texas 14-3
No. 17 Clemson beat Virginia Tech 24-14
No. 18 Colorado beat Texas Tech 41-27
No. 19 Washington State beat Utah State 49-28
No. 21 LSU lost to Alabama 42-13
No. 22 Louisville was idle
No. 23 South Carolina beat Vanderbilt 28-7
No. 24 Missouri beat Oklahoma 30-23
No. 25 Tulane beat Temple 52-6