The first ranking of the College Football Playoff was released Tuesday and the committee felt that Ohio State is the No. 1 team. The Buckeyes are the first-ever No. 1 College Football Playoff team not from the Southeastern or Atlantic Coast Conference. LSU, Alabama and Penn State round out of the top four. Defending national champion Clemson is on the outside looking in at No. 5. Georgia leads the pack of one-loss teams at No. 6. Cincinnati is the highest-ranked team with the Group of 5 coming in at No. 20. Four other teams in the American Athletic Conference are ranked behind the Bearcats. Oregon was the highest-ranked team from the Pac-12, coming in at No. 7. Utah is No. 8. Advertisement Despite the undefeated record, the committee felt Minnesota’s strength of schedule has not been impressive enough to earn them a top-15 ranking. The Golden Gophers are No. 17…
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