Ohio State’s 29-point victory at Michigan held off No. 2 LSU for the top spot in the next-to-last set of College Football Playoff rankings. The Buckeyes (12-0) remain No. 1 entering the Big Ten championship game against Wisconsin (10-2) at 8 p.m. Saturday in Indianapolis. OSU defeated the Badgers, 38-7, in Columbus on Oct. 26. LSU (12-0) will benefit from playing a higher-ranked opponent in the SEC Championship. No. 4 Georgia is the Tigers’ opponent in a 4 p.m. kickoff Saturday in Atlanta. That game will be over by the time OSU kicks off against Wisconsin. If both LSU and the Buckeyes suffer upset losses on Saturday, No. 3 Clemson (12-0) would be poised to ascend to No. 1 if it defeats Virginia (9-3) in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Utah (11-1) is No. 5 in the Playoff rankings and would move past Georgia — assuming…
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