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The first College Football Playoff rankings have been released. There’s going to be plenty of discussion.
Because of the chaos we’ve seen through the first two months of the season, this was one of the trickier Top 25 rankings seen from the selection committee. Even though there’s still a full month left in the 2021 season, there are already some fired up fanbases.
Six B1G teams earned a spot in the first College Football Playoff rankings of the season. Right now Michigan State is the only team in the Top 4 as the calendar turns to November. Ohio State and Michigan are in the Top 7. Will it stay that way?
Here’s a look at the complete Top 25:
#1 Georgia
#2 Alabama
#3 Michigan State
#4 Oregon
#5 Ohio State
#6 Cincinnati
#7 Michigan
#8 Oklahoma
#9 Wake Forest
#10 Notre Dame
#11 Oklahoma State
#12 Baylor
#13 Auburn
#14 Texas A&M
#15 BYU
#16 Ole Miss
#17 Mississippi State
#18 Kentucky
#19 NC State
#20 Minnesota
#21 Wisconsin
#22 Iowa
#23 Fresno State
#24 San Diego State
#25 Pitt
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