College Football Playoff Rankings: Mississippi State No. 1, Florida State No. 2
The NCAA's first-ever college football playoff top 25 was revealed Tuesday.
A new list of 25 teams will be revealed each Tuesday until Dec. 7, when the selection committee announces its final rankings, and the best four teams will be selected for the new playoff format.
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mississippi State | 7-0 |
| 2 | Florida State | 7-0 |
| 3 | Auburn | 6-1 |
| 4 | Ole Miss | 7-1 |
The championship game will be played at AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texas, on Jan. 12, 2015.
Here's how the rest of the top 25 shakes out:
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Oregon | 7-1 |
| 6 | Alabama | 7-1 |
| 7 | TCU | 6-1 |
| 8 | Michigan State | 7-1 |
| 9 | Kansas State | 6-1 |
| 10 | Notre Dame | 6-1 |
| 11 | Georgia | 6-1 |
| 12 | Arizona | 6-1 |
| 13 | Baylor | 6-1 |
| 14 | Arizona State | 6-1 |
| 15 | Nebraska | 7-1 |
| 16 | Ohio State | 6-1 |
| 17 | Utah | 6-1 |
| 18 | Oklahoma | 5-2 |
| 19 | LSU | 7-2 |
| 20 | West Virginia | 6-2 |
| 21 | Clemson | 6-2 |
| 22 | UCLA | 6-2 |
| 23 | East Carolina | 6-1 |
| 24 | Duke | 6-1 |
| 25 | Louisville | 6-2 |
The 13-person selection committee consists of Jeff Long, Barry Alvarez, Michael C. Gould, Pat Haden, Tom Jernstedt, Oliver Luck, Archie Manning, Tom Osborne, Dan Radakovich, Condoleezza Rice, Mike Tranghese, Steve Wieberg, and Tyrone Willingham.
Manning announced on Oct. 20 that he will withdraw from the 2014 group of selectors due to health concerns.
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