Alabama Crimson Tide

Alabama, Clemson, Michigan and Texas A&M top College Football Playoff Rankings

Published Jun. 30, 2017 6:28 p.m. ET

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The first edition of the College Football Playoff Rankings were released on Tuesday afternoon with the Alabama Crimson Tide on top.

Alabama won last year's national title and remains undefeated on the season with an 8–0 record. Alabama will face LSU on the road on Saturday night.

Clemson is also undefeated at 8–0 and looks to cruise to the ACC title. Dabo Swinney's squad reached the national championship last year.

Jim Harbaugh is just in his second year with the Michigan Wolverines but already has them on the verge of making their first College Football Playoff, if they can get past their meeting with Ohio State on Nov. 26.

Texas A&M (7–1) is ranked fourth despite their one loss on the season coming against Alabama.

The two semifinal games will be played on Dec. 31 at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl (Georgia Dome in Atlanta, GA) and the Fiesta Bowl (U. of Phoenix in Stadium Glendale, AZ).

View the full college football playoff rankings below:

1. Alabama

2. Clemson

3. Michigan

4. Texas A&M

5. Washington

6. Ohio State

7. Louisville

8. Wisconsin

9. Auburn

10. Nebraska

11. Florida