College Football Playoff rankings: Tennessee, Ohio State, Georgia, Clemson lead first top 25 NCAA.com

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PRESENTED BY The first College Football Playoff rankings are here. No. 1 Tennessee, No. 2 Ohio State, No. 3 Georgia and No. 4 Clemson made up the top four spots as revealed Tuesday night. No. 5 Michigan and No. 6 Alabama came in next. Before we dig into what to know in the poll, here's the top 25:

College Football Playoff rankings Top 25 for Week 10

Here s what the semifinals would look like

Of course, there are a lot — like, a lot — to be decided on the field, but if the season were to end today, these would be the semifinals: No. 1 Tennessee vs. No. 4 Clemson No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 3 Georgia Three of the four teams here have made the CFP previously and even won CFP national championships, with Georgia the defending national champion. The only one of the four that would be making its CFP semifinals debut is Tennessee — and the Vols are the season's first No. 1 in the CFP.

How the committee ranked the six undefeated teams

There are six FBS teams still dreaming of an unbeaten season. These six are all ranked in the first seven spots, with one-loss No. 6 Alabama ranking one spot higher than undefeated TCU. This is much different than last year when four of the last six undefeated teams in the first CFP poll were outside the top four: Cincinnati was No. 6, Oklahoma came in No. 8, Wake Forest was ninth and UTSA wasn't in the first poll. Here's the undefeated list for 2022 and where they rank in the first CFP top 25: No. 1 Tennessee No. 2 Ohio State No. 3 Georgia No. 4 Clemson No. 5 Michigan No. 7 TCU PERFECT:

The top teams with a defeats

This marks the ninth year of the College Football Playoff. Through the eight completed years, 32 teams have made the semifinals. Twenty of those had one loss. while 12 entered undefeated. That means the wait for a two-loss semifinalist remains. However, it's worth keeping track of the teams that have already taken a defeat, as winning out would see them rise high in the top 25 and threaten a top-four spot. Alabama is the highest-ranked one-loss team at No. 6. LSU is the top two-loss team at No. 10 — and the Tigers and the Tide face off on Saturday.
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