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Final College Football Playoff Committee Rankings - Alabama No. 1

December 5, 2021 by Staff

Alabama's 41-24 win over Georgia, the team the committee had placed at No. 1 since its first rankings were released on October 2, propelled the Tide into the top spot of the final College Football Playoff Committee Rankings. Michigan, Alabama and Cincinnati complete the top four.

Notre Dame was the first team out and Ohio State was 6th.

The College Football Playoff matches the No. 1 ranked team vs. No. 4, and No. 2 vs. No. 3 in semifinal games that rotate annually among six bowl games – the Cotton, Fiesta, Peach, Orange Bowl, Sugar and Rose. This season's Playoff Semifinals will take place Friday, December 31, 2021, at the Cotton and Orange Bowls. The College Football Playoff National Championship will be Monday, January 10, 2022, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.

About the College Football Playoff

LW TW Team W-L
3 1 Alabama 12-1
2 2 Michigan 12-1
1 3 Georgia 12-1
4 4 Cincinnati 13-0
6 5 Notre Dame 11-1
7 6 Ohio State 11-1
9 7 Baylor 11-2
8 8 Mississippi 10-2
5 9 Oklahoma State 11-2
11 10 Michigan State 10-2
17 11 Utah 10-3
15 12 Pittsburgh 10-2
12 13 BYU 10-2
10 14 Oregon 10-3
13 15 Iowa 10-3
14 16 Oklahoma 10-2
16 17 Wake Forest 10-3
18 18 NC State 9-3
20 19 Clemson 9-3
21 20 Houston 11-2
22 21 Arkansas 8-4
23 22 Kentucky 9-3
24 23 Louisiana 12-1
19 24 San Diego State 11-2
25 25 Texas A&M 8-4