College Football Playoff updated rankings: Who are the top four teams in the first CFP poll of 2019?

Bill Bender

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The first set of College Football Playoff rankings were unveiled Tuesday and — surprise — the No. 1 team was neither LSU nor Alabama.

Instead, Ohio State (8-0) took the No. 1 spot in the initial rankings, one spot ahead of No. 2 LSU (8-0) and No. 3 Alabama (8-0). The Tigers and Crimson Tide play Saturday at Bryant-Denny Stadium in a "Game of the Century."

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The other mild surprise was No. 4 Penn State (8-0) ahead of No. 5 Clemson (8-0). The Tigers are the defending national champion and on a 24-game win streak. Ohio State and Penn State play on Nov. 23. Georgia (7-1) is the highest-ranked one-loss team, at No. 6.

The College Football Playoff rankings will be released each Tuesday leading up to conference championship weekend, and the final rankings will be unveiled on Dec. 8.

The College Football Playoff semifinals will be on Dec. 28 at the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl in Atlanta and PlayStation Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Ariz. The CFP championship game will be Jan. 13 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans.

With that, the full Week 11 College Football Playoff rankings:

College Football Playoff rankings 2019

Who are the top four CFP teams after Week 10?

Ranking Team Record
1 Ohio State 8-0
2 LSU 8-0
3 Alabama 8-0
4 Penn State 8-0

Who are the first two teams out of the CFP after Week 10?

Ranking Team Record
5 Clemson 9-0
6 Georgia 7-1

CFP top 25 rankings after Week 10

Ranking Team Record
1 Ohio State 8-0
2 LSU 8-0
3 Alabama 8-0
4 Penn State 8-0
5 Clemson 9-0
6 Georgia 7-1
7 Oregon 8-1
8 Utah 8-1
9 Oklahoma 7-1
10 Florida 7-2
11 Auburn 7-2
12 Baylor 8-0
13 Wisconsin 6-2
14 Michigan 7-2
15 Notre Dame 6-2
16 Kansas State 6-2
17 Minnesota 8-0
18 Iowa 6-2
19 Wake Forest 7-1
20 Cincinnati 7-1
21 Memphis 8-1
22 Boise State 7-1
23 Oklahoma State 6-3
24 Navy 7-1
25 SMU 8-1

Bill Bender

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Bill Bender graduated from Ohio University in 2002 and started at The Sporting News as a fantasy football writer in 2007. He has covered the College Football Playoff, NBA Finals and World Series for SN. Bender enjoys story-telling, awesomely-bad 80s movies and coaching youth sports.