Playoff committee puts three SEC West teams in top four

The College Football Playoff committee, which will pick the four teams in this year’s playoff, released its first Top 25 rankings Tuesday. 

As expected, Mississippi State was made the top seed and Florida State was No. 2. But that’s where things got interesting. Auburn, whose only loss came on the road against Mississippi State, is No. 3, and the Tigers’ opponent this weekend, Ole Miss, is fourth.

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Oregon and Alabama were in the first two teams out positions.

The four-team playoff begins Jan. 1. Two teams will play in the Rose Bowl at 5 p.m. and the other two 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. 

Complete CFP selection committee Top 25:

1. Mississippi State

2. Florida State

3. Auburn

4. Ole Miss

5. Oregon

6. Alabama

7. TCU

8. Michigan State

9. Kansas State

10. Notre Dame

11. Georgia

12. Arizona

13. Baylor

14. Arizona State

15. Nebraska

16. Ohio State

17. Utah

18. Oklahoma

19. LSU

20. West Virginia

21. Clemson

22. UCLA

23. East Carolina

24. Duke

25. Louisville

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