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Who’s No. 1? Paul Finebaum releases his Top 4

Dustin Schutte

By Dustin Schutte

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Paul Finebaum has released his final top four.

With the biggest question of Sunday coming down to whether Ohio State or LSU gets the No. 1 spot in the final College Football Playoff rankings, Finebaum has made his predictions. He expects the Tigers to jump the Buckeyes for the top spot in the poll.

Finebaum has LSU at No. 1, followed by Ohio State at No. 2. Clemson and Oklahoma are at No. 3 and No. 4, respectively.

LSU dominated Georgia in the SEC Championship Game, giving the Tigers the “style points” needed to make an argument for the No. 1 spot.

Ohio State struggled with Wisconsin, but found a way to get another double digit victory over a top 10 team. The Buckeyes closed the season with wins over ranked opponents Penn State, Michigan and Wisconsin in consecutive weeks.

It will be interesting to see what the committee does.

Dustin Schutte

Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB