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Barry Werner

Georgia leads CFP Top 4, Michigan, TCU and … Ohio State follow

The Georgia Bulldogs are the top team in the College Football Playoff rankings, released on Sunday.

The Bulldogs will play in Atlanta in the Peach Bowl.

Michigan finished undefeated and comes in second in the final rankings. The Wolverines will play TCU in the Fiesta Bowl.

The third and fourth positions were where the debates began.

Finishing third was the Horned Frogs, despite their overtime loss to Kansas State in the Big 12 Championship Game on Saturday.

The Horned Frogs become the second team to make the playoffs when starting the season unranked.

And the fourth and final slot goes to … Ohio State at 11-1.

By being placed fourth, the Buckeyes avoid a rematch with the Wolverines … in the semifinals.

So, the Fiesta Bowl will be Michigan-TCU and the Peach Bowl will be Georgia-Ohio State.

The national semifinals will be on December 31.

Finishing fifth was Alabama and sixth was Tennessee.

Alabama will play in the Sugar Bowl against Kansas State and Tennessee will play in the Orange Bowl against Clemson.

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