College Football Playoff: Georgia not ranked No. 1 in committee’s first top 25 of the season

ATHENS, Ga. — The first College Football Playoff rankings of the season are out and Georgia isn’t at the top of the list.

The playoff committee ranked the defending champions as the No. 3 team in the country on Tuesday night.

The top six teams were: No. 1 Tennessee (8-0), No. 2 Ohio State (8-0), No. 3 Georgia (8-0), No. 4 Clemson (8-0), No. 5 Michigan (8-0) and No. 6 Alabama (7-1).

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Georgia will host Tennessee in the battle of the unbeatens at Sanford Stadium on Saturday.

The Associated Press poll this week had the Bulldogs as No. 1 and Volunteers as No. 2, which makes it the first AP No. 1 vs No. 2 game held in Athens. The winner will take sole possession of first in the SEC East.

Watch Bulldogs Game Day THIS SATURDAY at 11 a.m. as Channel 2 prepares you for UGA’s toughest test of the season.

Tuesday night is the first of six top 25 lists that the committee will put together.

The final rankings for the playoff field of four will be revealed on Dec. 4 the day after the conference championships.

FULL CFP TOP 25 WEEK 1

1. Tennessee
2. Ohio State
3. Georgia
4. Clemson
5. Michigan
6. Alabama
7. TCU
8. Oregon
9. USC
10. LSU
11. Ole Miss
12. UCLA
13. Kansas State
14. Utah
15. Penn State
16. Illinois
17. North Carolina
18. Oklahoma State
19. Tulane
20. Syracuse
21. Wake Forest
22. NC State
23. Oregon State
24. Texas
25. UCF

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