Nearly seven years in the making, the 12-team expanded College Football Playoff made its debut on Sunday with the reveal of the final rankings.
Plenty was expected. For instance, the four highest-ranked conference champions are in the field with first-round byes, something we all knew by Saturday night: No. 1 Oregon (Big Ten), No. 2 Georgia (SEC), No. 3 Boise State (Mountain West) and No. 4 Arizona State (Big 12).
And then there’s the next group hosting first-round games: No. 5 Texas, No. 6 Penn State, No. 7 Notre Dame and No. 8 Ohio State.