It was the first time in the history of the program that Tennessee cracked the top four.
The committee ranked Michigan and Alabama as the top two teams in the country. Each of the past six years, Alabama was ranked in the top three. Alabama earned the same spot in the committee's first ranking as it did in the previous year.
Tennessee, which is averaging 49 points per game and leads the FBS in total offense, became the seventh different program to earn the top spot in the playoffs. The Vols had the best win in the country against Alabama and entered Tuesday's ranking as the top team in the country.
Seven of the past eight teams that were ranked top in the committee's first ranking went on to play in the playoffs. Mississippi State was the only exception.
The highest ranked team in the conference was Oregon.
Tennessee and Georgia will play each other on Saturday in a game that will have a big impact on the committee's second ranking, and Ohio State and Michigan will play each other in the regular season.
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