The final set of College Football Playoff rankings were released on Sunday, and as expected, the Ohio State football team has been left out of the playoff mix. The Buckeyes fell from their previous No. 6 ranking because of the weekend’s results, notably Alabama beating Georgia in the SEC Championship game. That threw everything into chaos. As expected, the Buckeyes landed at No. 7.
The No. 1 team was Michigan as expected, with Washington predictably coming in at No. 2. They were followed by No. 3 Texas, No. 4 Alabama and No. 5 Florida State. Behind Ohio State is Oregon (8), Missouri (9) and Penn State (10).
So, bring on the controversy and thankfully usher out this sham of a playoff. At least we have the 12-team playoff next season. At that point, if you are team No. 13, it will not be as glaring an issue as what we saw with this glorified “and one” with built-in human bias of teams at the top.
December 3️⃣ #CFBPlayoff Selection Committee Rankings 🏈🏆
4️⃣. Alabama // @AlabamaFTBL // #RollTide pic.twitter.com/nhSC3k968A
— College Football Playoff (@CFBPlayoff) December 3, 2023
Now, we wait to see where Ohio State will go bowling. We’ll have that information as soon as it comes down.
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