College Football Playoff Teams Revealed: Alabama, Oregon, Florida State And ... Ohio State

College Football Playoff Teams Revealed
Alabama head coach Nick Saban takes the field with his team before the first half of the Southeastern Conference championship NCAA college football game against Missouri, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Alabama head coach Nick Saban takes the field with his team before the first half of the Southeastern Conference championship NCAA college football game against Missouri, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

And then there were four.

Alabama, Oregon, Florida State and Ohio State were selected for the debut edition of the College Football Playoff. The final rankings of the 12-member College Football Playoff selection committee were revealed on Sunday:

As the top seed, Alabama will face No. 4 Ohio State in the Sugar Bowl semifinal to be played in New Orleans. Oregon, the No. 2 seed, will face defending national champion No. 3 Florida State in the Rose Bowl semifinal.

Ahead of the selection committee's announcement of the four-team field, Ohio State, TCU and Baylor seemed to be in a three-way battle for the final spot. In the Dec. 2 rankings, TCU had been at No. 3, Ohio State at No. 5 and Baylor at No. 6. When the final rankings were revealed, the Big 12 co-champions had just missed out on the playoff while the Buckeyes, after winning the Big Ten Championship Game in dominant fashion on Saturday, had vaulted into the top four.

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