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Fox Sports’ Tim Brando weighs in after first College Football Playoff rankings

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Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. When the College Football Playoff committee released the first of six rankings Tuesday, some were surprised to see which program topped the list.

Ohio State is the No. 1 team in the CFP ranking with Georgia, Michigan and Florida State rounding out the top four. The Bulldogs, who have been the No.

1 team in The Associated Press Top 25 for 20 consecutive weeks, were relegated to the second spot in the only poll that matters.

The committee clearly took strength of schedule into consideration for the first ranking of the year, and Ohio State’s two wins over top-10 opponents were more impressive than Georgia’s less-than-impressive schedule and lone win over an AP Top 25 opponent in No.

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