The rankings will be updated on a weekly basis until Dec. 6, when the selection committee, chaired by Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long, will announce the CFP semifinalists that will meet Dec. 31 in the Cotton Bowl and Orange Bowl, with the winners advancing to the second College Football Playoff Championship on Jan. 11 in Glendale, Ariz.
PLAYOFF ANALYSIS: Comparing undefeated teams | One-loss teams
COMPLETE RANKINGS:
- Clemson 2. LSU 3. Ohio State 4. Alabama 5. Notre Dame 6. Baylor 7. Michigan State 8. TCU 9. Iowa 10. Florida
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- Stanford 12. Utah 13. Memphis 14. Oklahoma State 15. Oklahoma 16. Florida State 17. Michigan 18. Ole Miss 19. Texas A&M 20. Mississippi State 21. Northwestern 22. Temple 23. UCLA 24. Toledo 25. Houston
The first edition of the rankings last year , released Oct. 28, meant little to the final set in early December.
The state of Mississippi was flying high with undefeated Mississippi State at No. 1 and one-loss Ole Miss at No. 4. Those teams fell to No. 7 and No. 8 in the final rankings.
Florida State, the defending national champion at the time, was the only team in the top four that remained there throughout the remainder of the regular season, while Oregon and Alabama were just outside at No.5 and No. 6, respectively.
As for eventual national champion Ohio State? The Buckeyes we well outside the picture at No. 16.
