Alabama (9-1) jumped from No. 5 to No. 1 after its win against Missisippi State (9-1). Oregon (9-1) held its spot at No. 2, while Florida State (10-0) remains in the No. 3 spot. Mississippi State stayed in the top four despite its 25-20 loss to the Crimson Tide. It was No. 1 last week.

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TCU (9-1) dropped from No. 4 to No. 5, and Ohio State (9-1) moved into the No. 6 spot. The Buckeyes jumped ahead of Baylor (9-1), which rounds out the top seven teams.

The four-team playoff begins Jan. 1. Two teams will play in the Rose Bowl at 5 p.m. ET and the other two will face off in the Sugar Bowl at 8:30 p.m. The winners will play in the College Football Playoff National Championship on Jan. 12 at 8:30 p.m. ET. 

The complete CFP selection committee Top 25:

  1. Alabama

  2. Oregon

  3. Florida State

  4. Mississippi State

  5. TCU

  6. Ohio State

  7. Baylor

  8. Ole Miss

  9. UCLA

  10. Georgia

  11. Michigan State

  12. Kansas State

  13. Arizona State

  14. Auburn

  15. Arizona

  16. Wisconsin

  17. Utah

  18. Georgia Tech

  19. USC

  20. Missouri

  21. Oklahoma

  22. Clemson

  23. Nebraska

  24. Louisville

  25. Minnesota