The top of the fourth College Football Playoff rankings resembled the previous three with LSU and Ohio State at the top. Except it was the Buckeyes at the No. 1 position this week after they beat Penn State. The Tigers fell to No. 2 after beating Arkansas. While the debate may seem insignificant with both teams on track to make the field, the question of which team gets the top seed determines each’s semifinal opponent. Both the Tigers and Buckeyes would like to avoid defending champion Clemson, which again was slotted into the No. 3 position. “They’re a complete team,” committee chairman Rob Mullens said in explaining the reason for moving up the Buckeyes. “They have three wins against teams ranked in the top 19.” The race for No. 1 should continue in the final two weeks with Ohio State visiting Michigan and then facing either Minnesota or Wisconsin for the Big Ten…
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