The new 12-team playoff format makes the seedings even more important this year, with the Power Four champions bagging the top four seeds.

With Georgia knocking off Tennessee last Saturday, there are now six teams in the conference with fewer than three losses overall, including four that all have two losses in SEC play, presenting a stiff test for the conference championship game tiebreaker procedure for the newly expanded 16-team league.

The third College Football Playoff rankings were released and the Big Ten dominates the top five seeds again. Here's a look at the playoff picture.