College Football Playoff: Clemson, Alabama, Michigan St., Oklahoma
The College Football Playoff is set. The Clemson Tigers, Alabama Crimson Tide, Michigan State Spartans and Oklahoma Sooners are in.
In the Orange Bowl, No. 1 Clemson will meet No. 4 Oklahoma. The Tigers survived, 45–37, against North Carolina in Saturday’s ACC championship game. The Sooners are atop the Football Power Index for a third straight week; their last win came two weeks ago in commanding fashion over Oklahoma State.
The Cotton Bowl will be played between No. 2 Alabama and No. 3 Michigan State. The Crimson Tide took the SEC championship 29–15 over Florida, while the Spartans used a late touchdown from running back L.J. Scott in the Big Ten championship game to take down Iowa 16–13 and grab a spot in the playoffs.
Both games will take place on Dec. 31. The winners will play for the national championship on Jan. 11.
Here’s how the country reacted on Twitter:
The full rankings:
1. Clemson
2. Alabama
3. Michigan State
4. Oklahoma
5. Iowa
6. Stanford
7. Ohio State
8. Notre Dame
9. Florida State
10. North Carolina
11. TCU
12. Ole Miss
13. Northwestern
14. Michigan
15. Oregon
16. Oklahoma State
17. Baylor
18. Houston
19. Florida
20. LSU
21. Navy
22. Utah
23. Tennessee
24. Temple
25. USC
- Kenny Ducey
