Nobody paying attention over the past 24 months would be surprised to see Indiana leading the way into this year’s College Football Playoff .

But anyone paying attention over the last 24 hours knew the only sure thing beyond the Hoosiers was that the playoff selection committee was destined to get picked apart when it released the pairings for this season’s 12-team bracket on Sunday.

What You Need To Know • Indiana earns top seed in CFP • Alabama and Miami included in playoffs, Notre Dame out • First round games begin on campuses, Friday, Dec. 19 • Bracket, matchups below

Most of that second-guessing came from Notre Dame, which was passed over in favor of Alabama and Miami for two of the bracket’s bubble spots. The Fighting Irish dropped two notches in the CFP rankings over the

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