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STAT: Graduation Rates Of College Football Programs In Playoff Rankings Released

On Tuesday, the Clemson Tigers found themselves on top of the first College Football Playoff rankings for the 2015 season. The Stanford Cardinal found themselves in the 11th place spot to start things off.

But don’t worry, Cardinal fans … you’re actually on top of another ranking that may be more important in the long run:

Stanford's 99 percent Graduation Success Rate = #1 in the FBS a second straight year, 10 pts higher than the next Pac-12 school. #GoStanford

— Stanford Football (@StanfordFball) November 4, 2015

Stanford and Notre Dame were numbers one and two, as well as the only two schools with a graduation rate of 90%, of teams in the first CFB Playoff rankings.