Ohio State claimed the No. 1 spot in the initial rankings released by the College Football Playoff committee on Tuesday night, with Big Ten rival Indiana right behind at No. 2.

The defending national champion Buckeyes won't face the Hoosiers until a potential collision in the Big Ten championship game. Neither has stumbled this season and they are widely considered the two best teams in college football.

Texas A&M, undefeated like Ohio State and Indiana, came in No. 3 in the first rankings reveal of the season. Then the committee rewarded a trio of one-loss SEC teams, with Alabama, Georgia and Ole Miss slotting in No. 5-7.

Rounding out the top 10 were unbeaten Big 12 leader BYU, followed by Texas Tech, Oregon and two-loss Notre Dame. Oregon was seventh in the AP Top 25 poll this week, a

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