Alabama leads penultimate CFP rankings as top 5 teams hold steady; Iowa State moves up to No. 6
The top five teams in the penultimate College Football Playoff rankings, released Tuesday, remained unchanged, while Iowa State s playoff hopes received a boost and Cincinnati s absorbed another blow.
Alabama continues to lead off the rankings at No. 1, followed by No. 2 Notre Dame, No. 3 Clemson, No. 4 Ohio State and No. 5 Texas A&M. Notre Dame and Clemson are scheduled to meet for the second time this season in Saturday s ACC championship game.
Nick Saban s Crimson Tide (10-0) head into the SEC championship game to face No. 7 Florida, which dropped only one spot after a 37-34 home loss to 3-5 LSU. Ohio State, which most recently played Dec. 5 and has logged only five games this season, takes on No. 14 Northwestern for the Big Ten championship.