Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, December 1, 2015
The College Football Playoff committee released its fifth set of rankings Tuesday night, and as expected, Iowa remains in the No. 4 spot in the poll. Michigan State remains No. 5 after beating Penn State, while Ohio State moved up to No. 6 after a commanding 42-13 win over Michigan.
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Just like last week, it?s No. 1 Clemson, No. 2 Alabama and No. 3 Oklahoma, while Iowa rounds out the top four teams in the rankings.
In total, five Big Ten teams are ranked, as Northwestern (No. 14) and Michigan (No. 15) join Iowa (4), Michigan State (5) and Ohio State (6).
The top four teams in the final poll, released Dec. 6, 2015, will make the second annual College Football Playoff, which consists of semifinal games at the Orange Bowl and Cotton Bowl on New Year's Eve and the national title game Jan. 11, 2016, in Glendale, Arizona.
| Playoff Selection Committee Poll | |||
| Rankings as of 12/1/2015 | |||
| Rank | School | Prev | |
| 1 | Clemson (12-0) | 1 | |
| 2 | Alabama (11-1) | 2 | |
| 3 | Oklahoma (11-1) | 3 | |
| 4 | Iowa (12-0) | 4 | |
| 5 | Michigan State (11-1) | 5 | |
| 6 | Ohio State (11-1) | 8 | |
| 7 | Stanford (10-2) | 9 | |
| 8 | Notre Dame (10-2) | 6 | |
| 9 | Florida State (10-2) | 13 | |
| 10 | North Carolina (11-1) | 14 | |
| 11 | TCU (10-2) | 19 | |
| 12 | Baylor (9-2) | 7 | |
| 13 | Ole Miss (9-3) | 18 | |
| 14 | Northwestern (10-2) | 16 | |
| 15 | Michigan (9-3) | 10 | |
| 16 | Oregon (9-3) | 17 | |
| 17 | Oklahoma State (10-2) | 11 | |
| 18 | Florida (10-2) | 12 | |
| 19 | Houston (11-1) | NR | |
| 20 | USC (8-4) | NR | |
| 21 | LSU (8-3) | NR | |
| 22 | Temple (10-2) | 25 | |
| 23 | Navy (9-2) | 15 | |
| 24 | Utah (9-3) | 23 | |
| 25 | Tennessee (8-4) | NR | |
