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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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Ralph D. Russo | Associated Press

Michigan sign-stealing investigation played no role in playoff ranking deliberations

Michigan is No. 3 in the first College Football Playoff ranking of the season. (Al Goldis/AP)

The NCAA investigation hanging over Michigan as it heads into the final month of the season as a national championship contender is not affecting the College Football Playoff selection committee’s assessment of the Wolverines.

Ohio State was No. 1, followed by Georgia, Michigan and Florida State in the season’s first CFP rankings Tuesday night, with unbeaten Washington and its Pac-12 rival, Oregon, next.

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