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The first edition of this season’s College Football Playoff Rankings was released Tuesday night.
Alabama is No. 1 in the rankings, followed by Notre Dame, Clemson and Ohio State.
Texas A&M is ranked fifth and Florida is sixth, giving the Southeastern Conference three of the top six teams. Georgia comes in at No. 9 and Auburn at No. 22, which gives the conference five teams in the overall rankings.
Alabama is No. 1 in the rankings for a record 19th time.
Unbeaten Cincinnati from the American Athletic Conference is ranked seventh, which is the best ranking for a non-Power Five team in the seven-year history of the selection committee’s top 25. BYU debuts at No. 14 despite also having a perfect start to its season.
In a historical context, every national champion since the 2016 season was slotted No. 2 in the initial rankings.
College Football Playoff Rankings, Nov. 24
- Alabama (7-0)
- Notre Dame (8-0)
- Clemson (7-1)
- Ohio State (4-0)
- Texas A&M (5-1)
- Florida (6-1)
- Cincinnati (8-0)
- Northwestern (5-0)
- Georgia (5-2)
- Miami (7-1)
- Oklahoma (6-2)
- Indiana (4-1)
- Iowa State (6-2)
- BYU (9-0)
- Oregon (3-0)
- Wisconsin (2-1)
- Texas (5-2)
- USC (3-0)
- North Carolina (6-2)
- Coastal Carolina (8-0)
- Marshall (7-0)
- Auburn (5-2)
- Oklahoma State (5-2)
- Iowa (3-2)
- Tulsa (5-1)