Five takeaways from the first College Football Playoff Rankings

Here are five takeaways from the initial College Football Playoff rankings of the 2021 season.

Ooookayy.

The first College Football Playoff rankings were announced, and there were some interesting differences from the current AP Top 25 Poll.

Georgia is unsurprisingly ranked No. 1, and Alabama follows at No. 2. Michigan State and Oregon round out the top four of the rankings. After that, pure chaos. Here is the poll in its entirety.

  1. Georgia
  2. Alabama
  3. Michigan State
  4. Oregon
  5. Ohio State
  6. Cincinnati
  7. Michigan
  8. Oklahoma
  9. Wake Forest
  10. Notre Dame
  11. Oklahoma State
  12. Baylor
  13. Auburn
  14. Texas A&M
  15. BYU
  16. Ole Miss
  17. Mississippi State
  18. Kentucky
  19. NC State
  20. Minnesota
  21. Wisconsin
  22. Iowa
  23. Fresno State
  24. San Diego State
  25. Pittsburgh

Here are five immediate takeaways from the first College Football Playoff rankings of the 2021 season.