The initial College Football Playoff rankings of the season will be released Tuesday. The poll will be the first scheduled to be released over the next five Tuesdays, with the sixth and final rankings released Sunday, Dec. 7.

The playoff will include a dozen teams, with the top four teams earning a first-round bye. The five highest-ranked conference champions receive automatic bids, and the four highest-ranked teams, regardless of conference champion status, will receive the top four seeds in the playoffs.

Teams seeded No. 5-12 will play each other in the first round at the site of the higher-ranked team.

Here’s a look at this weekend’s schedules for the top 12 teams in the Associated Press poll:

— Penn State at No. 1 Ohio State (Noon ET, Saturday): Ohio State (7-0) is the clear top te

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