"Ohio State is the No. 1 team in the first rankings released Tuesday by the College Football Playoff selection committee, topping fellow unbeatens Indiana at No. 2 and Texas A&M at No. 3. Three SEC teams followed the Aggies, with Alabama at No. 4, Georgia at No. 5 and Ole Miss at No. 6. BYU, Texas Tech, Oregon and Notre Dame round out the top 10."
"The five highest-ranked conference champions will make the 12-team field, but there is a tweak to the format this year as the committee is using a straight seeding model. The top four teams in the final ranking, regardless of conference championship, will receive a first-round bye. If the playoff was today, the first-round games would be: Memphis at Georgia; Virginia at Ole Miss; Notre Dame at BYU; and Oregon at Texas Tech."
"Despite having two losses, Notre Dame finds itself in position to make the CFP as an at-large team for the second straight season. While the only notable win the Irish have is over No. 19 USC, both their losses came in the closing minute to No. 3 Texas A&M and No. 18 Miami in the first two weeks of the season."
Ohio State is the No. 1 team in the first College Football Playoff committee rankings, followed by unbeaten Indiana and Texas A&M. Alabama, Georgia and Ole Miss hold Nos. 4–6. Virginia is the top ACC team at No. 14, and Memphis is designated the top Group of 5. The five highest-ranked conference champions will make the 12-team field, and the committee is using straight seeding so the top four teams receive first-round byes. If the playoff were today, first-round games would include Memphis at Georgia and Notre Dame at BYU. The SEC has nine teams in the Top 25; the Big Ten has seven.
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