USA TODAY
The College Football Playoff committee released its first of five rankings for the 2019 season with Ohio State placed in the No. 1 spot.
LSU, Alabama and Penn State rounded out the top four spots.
Sitting outside the projected semifinal group is defending champion Clemson. The Tigers are unbeaten, but lack quality wins against top competition, including no team in the committee's top 25 teams. That won't change significantly as the ACC only has one other team ranked by the committee - No. 19 Wake. Forest. The two teams will play on Nov.