US Edition3 Takeaways From College Football Playoff Rankings: ACC on Brink, Texas Tech Nearing Bye
The fifth College Football Playoff rankings set the 12-team field with Ohio State atop and Alabama narrowly edging Notre Dame for an at-large seed, committee said.
- On Tuesday, Dec. 2 the College Football Playoff Selection Committee released penultimate rankings, placing Ohio State, Indiana, Georgia and Texas Tech as the top four seeds in the updated 12-team bracket.
- Late-Season losses forced a reshuffle as Texas A&M's loss to Texas on Black Friday dropped the Aggies to No. 7, while Oregon and Ole Miss rose into the top six.
- The committee explained Alabama's rise, citing the Iron Bowl, and Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer said `That would blow my mind` after Alabama's win.
- The committee will unveil the final bracket on Sunday, Dec. 7 at noon ET, with first-round games scheduled for Friday, Dec. 19 and Saturday, Dec. 20 at on-campus sites for the four highest-ranked at-large seeds.
- Despite Miami's head-to-head win, the CFP seeding policy change means top four conference champions no longer guarantee top-four seeds, and Miami could jump Notre Dame on Selection Sunday.
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