First-Ever 12-Team College Football Playoff Rankings Released

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The first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff rankings have been released!
Here's a quick summary of the top 4 seeds:

  1. **Oregon (9-0, 6-0; Big Ten leader)
  2. **Georgia (7-1, 5-1; SEC leader)
  3. **Miami (9-0, 5-0; ACC leader)
  4. **BYU (8-0, 5-0; Big 12 leader)
    The next four teams will host playoff games:
  5. **Ohio State (7-1, 4-1)
  6. **Texas (7-1, 3-1)
  7. **Penn State (7-1, 4-1)
  8. **Tennessee (7-1, 4-1)
    And here are the other top 12 teams:
  9. **Indiana (9-0, 6-0)
  10. **Notre Dame (7-1)
  11. **Alabama (6-2, 3-2)
  12. **Boise State (7-1, 4-0)
    Who do you think will make it to the National Championship?
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