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Arizona Wildcats rise to No. 7 in College Football Playoff rankings

Dec 3, 2014, 12:12 AM | Updated: 12:15 am

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The Arizona Wildcats are one of the hottest teams in the country, coming off four consecutive wins, including a 42-35 victory over rival Arizona State in the 2014 Territorial Cup to win the Pac-12 South Championship.

Arizona (10-2) moved up to No. 7 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings, giving them an outside chance of cracking the top four and participating in the first ever College Football Playoff.

Only the Pac-12 Championship game stands between the Wildcats and a bowl game, or playoff game, to be determined. Arizona plays No. 2 Oregon for the second time this season on Friday in quite possibly the biggest game in program history.

For the first time ever, there will be a four-team playoff to determine college football’s national champion. The rankings are determined by a 12-member committee comprised of athletic directors (Jeff Long, Barry Alvarez, Pat Haden, Oliver Luck and Dan Radakovich), former coaches (Tyrone Willingham and Tom Osborne), a former conference commissioner (Mike Tranghese), a former reporter (Steve Weiberg) and other heads of state and administrators (Michael C. Gould, Tom Jernstedt and Condoleezza Rice).

Dec. 2 College Football Playoff Rankings

Ranking Team
1. Alabama Crimson Tide
2. Oregon Ducks
3. TCU Horned Frogs
4. Florida State Seminoles
5. Ohio State Buckeyes
6. Baylor Bears
7. Arizona Wildcats
8. Michigan State Spartans
9. Kansas State Wildcats
10. Mississippi State Bulldogs
11. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
12. Ole Miss Rebels
13. Wisconsin Badgers
14. Georgia Bulldogs
15. UCLA Bruins
16. Missouri Tigers
17. Arizona State Sun Devils
18. Clemson Tigers
19. Auburn Tigers
20. Oklahoma Sooners
21. Louisville Cardinals
22. Boise State Broncos
23. Utah Utes
24. LSU Tigers
25. USC Trojans

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