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Oregon cracks top 4 in College Football Playoff rankings

Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota (8) points to the crowd after scoring a touchdown during the first quarter against Stanford in an NCAA college football game in Eugene, Ore., Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Ryan Kang)
Mississippi State quarterback Dak Prescott (15) hands off to running back Josh Robinson (13) in the first half of an NCAA college football game in Starkville, Miss., Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014. No. 1 Mississippi State won 17-10. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
A Mississippi State cheerleader is bundled up for their NCAA college football game against Arkansas in Starkville, Miss., Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014. No. 1 Mississippi State won 17-10. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn, right, and Mississippi head coach Hugh Freeze meet to shake hands after an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014, in Oxford, Miss. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Florida State head coach Jimbo Fisher, left, looks at side judge Watts Key during the second half of their NCAA college football game in Louisville, Ky., Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014. Florida State defeated Louisville 42 - 31. (AP Photo/Garry Jones)
Mississippi defensive back Derrick Jones (19) tackles Auburn quarterback Nick Marshall (14) during an NCAA college football game in Oxford, Miss., Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014. (AP Photo/The Daily Mississippian, Payton Teffner)
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By STEPHEN HAWKINS ASSOCIATED PRESS
November 4, 2014 - 5:04 pm
 

Mississippi State, Florida State and Auburn have held their spots in the second College Football Playoff rankings, with Oregon joining them in the top four.

While the top three are unchanged in the second of seven Top 25 rankings, Oregon moves up a spot from fifth in the initial poll by the 12-member selection committee.

Mississippi slid from fourth to 11th after its second consecutive loss, 35-31 to Auburn. But the Rebels remained ahead of four one-loss teams from power-five conferences in the rankings.

Auburn is the highest ranked of the 12 one-loss teams from power-five conferences in the rankings that will ultimately determine the four teams to play in the national semifinals.

Alabama was fifth, giving the SEC West three of the top five spots. TCU was sixth.

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