After the BCS was scrutinized for years, the College Football Playoff was supposed to alleviate some of the controversy surrounding college football’s national championship game.
There goes that theory.
The first College Football Playoff rankings of 2015 were released on Tuesday, and controversy was not in short supply.
The top three teams went as expected, with undefeated Clemson, LSU and Ohio State standing atop the rankings. But when the final team currently slated the make the four-team playoff was announced, shockwaves were sent through the college football community.
The Alabama Crimson Tide premiered at No.