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11/03 18:35 CST Miami gets top spot in first CFP rankings, followed by Georgia,
Utah and Indiana; Notre Dame 11th
Miami gets top spot in first CFP rankings, followed by Georgia, Utah and
Indiana; Notre Dame 11th
By EDDIE PELLS
AP National Writer
It's been a confusing college football season so far. Nobody felt that more
deeply than the College Football Playoff selection committee, which raised
eyebrows galore in its first attempt of the season to make sense of it all.
Undefeated Miami received top billing in the committee's first crack at the CFP
rankings Tuesday, followed by Georgia and undefeated Utah.
From there, the 13 people in that room could have been picking from a hat.
Defending champion Indiana was ranked fourth --- eight spots ahead of Ohio
State, which beat the Hoosiers last month but has since lost quarterback Julian
Sayin.
At No. 5 was Alabama --- eight spots ahead of Tennessee, only a few weeks
removed from a 16-point loss to the Vols. At No. 6 was Kentucky, followed by
Texas.
UCLA, the nation's only other undefeated team, was ranked eighth.
Oh, and Notre Dame. The Irish were ranked 11th --- seven spots lower than their
spot in the AP Top 25 --- and received a simple message: As the last team that
would make the bracket if the playoffs started today, they need to beat Miami
on Saturday or risk slipping due to a schedule that clearly did not impress the
committee.
Ohio State was ranked 12th, but would be on the outside looking in because
Boise State, ranked 25th, would get the Group of Six automatic bid.
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