BTN.com staff, BTN.com staff, December 2, 2014
The sixth College Football Playoff Poll was released Tuesday night.
Ohio State moved up to No. 5 to pace the Big Ten for the fourth straight week. The Buckeyes, fresh off a rivalry win over Michigan, were No. 6 last week.
Michigan State moved up two spots, to No. 8, after rolling at Penn State, while Wisconsin jumped just one spot, to No. 13, following its win over then-No. 18 Minnesota.
Minnesota dropped out of the poll as a result of its loss at Wisconsin.
As has been the case every week in this poll, the Big Ten is shut out of the top four spots, which went to Alabama (No. 1), Oregon (No. 2), TCU (No. 3) and Florida State (No. 4).
While the Big Ten would not have a team in the playoff if the season ended today, Ohio State still has a chance to improve its stock with a victory over Wisconsin in the Big Ten title game Saturday night.
The final rankings come out Dec. 7 on College Football Playoff Selection Day. This year?s semifinal sites are the Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl.
Here's the poll.
| Playoff Selection Committee Poll | |||
| Rankings as of 12/2/2014 | |||
| Rank | School | Prev | |
| 1 | Alabama (11-1) | 1 | |
| 2 | Oregon (11-1) | 2 | |
| 3 | TCU (10-1) | 5 | |
| 4 | Florida State (12-0) | 3 | |
| 5 | Ohio State (11-1) | 6 | |
| 6 | Baylor (10-1) | 7 | |
| 7 | Arizona (10-2) | 11 | |
| 8 | Michigan State (10-2) | 10 | |
| 9 | Kansas State (9-2) | 12 | |
| 10 | Mississippi State (10-2) | 4 | |
| 11 | Georgia Tech (10-2) | 16 | |
| 12 | Ole Miss (9-3) | 19 | |
| 13 | Wisconsin (10-2) | 14 | |
| 14 | Georgia (9-3) | 9 | |
| 15 | UCLA (9-3) | 8 | |
| 16 | Missouri (10-2) | 17 | |
| 17 | Arizona State (9-3) | 13 | |
| 18 | Clemson (9-3) | 21 | |
| 19 | Auburn (8-4) | 15 | |
| 20 | Oklahoma (8-3) | 20 | |
| 21 | Louisville (9-3) | 22 | |
| 22 | Boise State (10-2) | 23 | |
| 23 | Utah (8-4) | 25 | |
| 24 | LSU (8-4) | NR | |
| 25 | USC (8-4) | NR | |
