FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 4, 2016 CONTACT: Gina Lehe 469-262-5200
COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF SELECTION COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES FINAL TOP 25 RANKINGS
The Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl and PlayStation Fiesta Bowl will host the Playoff Semifinals
GRAPEVINE, Texas – The College Football Playoff (CFP) Selection Committee announced today its final top 25 rankings for 2016, along with match-ups for the Playoff Semifinals and New Year’s Six bowls.
On Saturday, December 31, 2016, No. 4 Washington will face No. 1 Alabama in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl at 3 p.m. ET. The PlayStation Fiesta Bowl will follow at 7 p.m. ET as No. 3 Ohio State plays No. 2 Clemson.
The winner of the Peach Bowl will face the winner of the Fiesta Bowl in the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship. The national championship game will take place on Monday, January 9, 2017 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.
The College Football Playoff also announced the New Year’s Six bowl match-ups.
Capital One Orange Bowl (Dec. 30) – No. 11 Florida State vs. No. 6 Michigan Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic (Jan. 2) – No. 15 Western Michigan vs. No. 8 Wisconsin Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual (Jan. 2) – No. 9 Southern California vs. No. 5 Penn State Allstate Sugar Bowl (Jan. 2) – No. 14 Auburn vs. No. 7 Oklahoma
The complete rankings are attached and can be found on the official website of the College Football Playoff at www.collegefootballplayoff.com. Join the conversation on Twitter @CFBPlayoff using the official hashtag #CFBPlayoff.
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GAMES PLAYED THROUGH SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3
RANK TEAM OVERALL RECORD 1 Alabama 13-0 2 Clemson 12-1 3 Ohio State 11-1 4 Washington 12-1 5 Penn State 11-2 6 Michigan 10-2 7 Oklahoma 10-2 8 Wisconsin 10-3 9 Southern California 9-3 10 Colorado 10-3 11 Florida State 9-3 12 Oklahoma State 9-3 13 Louisville 9-3 14 Auburn 8-4 15 Western Michigan 13-0 16 West Virginia 10-2 17 Florida 8-4 18 Stanford 9-3 19 Utah 8-4 20 LSU 7-4 21 Tennessee 8-4 22 Virginia Tech 9-4 23 Pittsburgh 8-4 24 Temple 10-3 25 Navy 9-3