The College Football Playoff rankings placed the spotlight on, where else this year, “6-7" — flip-flopping Oregon and Ole Miss in those spots while keeping their top five teams the same in Tuesday night’s reveal.

Oregon's impressive victory over Southern California in one of last week's few games between ranked teams accounted for the biggest change, moving the Ducks ahead of Mississippi, which didn't play.

The other meaningful shift was Miami's move to No. 12, in a switch with Utah after the Utes gave up 472 yards rushing in a tight win over Kansas State.

Pitt's return to the rankings — at No. 22 — after falling out for a week impacts the meaning of its key Atlantic Coast Conference game this week against the Hurricanes, who need a win and some help to make the conference title game

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