Alabama (10-1), Oregon (10-1), Florida State (11-0) and Mississippi State (10-1) maintained the top four spots in the rankings for the second straight week. 

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TCU (9-1) remains in the fifth spot, while Ohio State (10-1) and Baylor (9-1) round out the top seven. UCLA (9-2) is the top two-loss team in the rankings. 

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.  UCLA 

  9.  Georgia 

  10. Michigan State

  11. Arizona 

  12. Kansas State

  13. Arizona State 

  14. Wisconsin 

  15. Auburn 

  16. Georgia Tech 

  17. Missouri 

  18. Minnesota 

  19. Ole Miss

  20. Oklahoma 

  21. Clemson 

  22. Louisville 

  23. Boise State 

  24. Marshall 

  25. Utah