College Football Playoff Rankings: Clemson Takes Top Spot, Alabama is No. 4

Clemson sits atop to first College Football Playoff rankings, followed by LSU, Ohio State and Alabama. Notre Dame and Baylor are at No. 5 and No. 6 respectively.

Here is the full top 25:

1. Clemson
2. LSU
3. Ohio State
4. Alabama
5. Notre Dame
6. Baylor
7. Michigan State
8. TCU
9. Iowa
10. Florida
11. Stanford
12. Utah
13. Memphis
14. Oklahoma State
15. Oklahoma
16. Florida State
17. Michigan
18. Ole Miss
19. Texas A&M
20. Mississippi State
21. Northwestern
22. Temple
23. UCLA
24. Toledo
25. Houston

The biggest surprise in the top four is Alabama. The Crimson Tide is ranked ahead of undefeated Baylor, TCU, Michigan State, Iowa, Houston and Memphis.

As previously pointed out, the names next to the numbers will change every Tuesday night. Judging incomplete resumes with no real-world stakes in a made-for-television program on an early November night is nothing to get all worked up about. But this is college football — meaning people will get worked up no matter what the rankings look like.

The fact that brand names Ohio State, Alabama and Notre Dame received favorable positions despite easily identifiable deficiencies will do little to quell the predictable rage.

Iowa fans, however, may have a legitimate bone to pick if the committee is weighing entertainment value over results.