The debates need to start.
The Tennessee Volunteers were the top ranked team in the initial College Football Playoff rankings. The top four are likely to control their own fates for the spots.
The first rankings are shown here.
This is the first thing. There is a state called Tennessee.
There are two The state of Ohio.
There are three. Georgia is located in the southeastern part of the United States.
There are four. There is a college in the state of South Carolina.
There are five. There is a state called Michigan.
There are six. The state of Alabama.
There are seven. It's called Texas Christian University.
There are eight. There is a state called Oregon.
There are nine. The University of Southern California.
There are ten. LSU is located in the state of Louisiana.
There is a new date for the 11th. The University of Mississippi.
The UCLA school is located in the state of California.
13th Kansas State is located in the state of Kansas.
The 14th. Utah is located in the United States.
There are fifteen. Penn State is located in the state of Pennsylvania.
A new date has been added. Illinois is located in the United States.
17th North Carolina is located in the United States.
There is a new item on the market. The Oklahoma State football team.
18. The University of New Orleans.
A new date. There is a city called Syracuse.
A new day has arrived. There is a forest called Wake Forest.
There is a new date for this event. The NC State is located in the state of North Carolina.
There is a new date for this article. The state of Oregon.
There is a new date for this. Texas is located in the United States.
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The first rankings are only the beginning.
Ohio State and Oklahoma were both ranked in the first rankings of the year. The Buckeyes won the national title in the first year of the current system.
59 percent of the teams ranked in the top four in the first rankings went on to make the playoffs, so there's plenty of room for challengers to emerge as the season progresses.
College football rivalries are still to come.
Fans don't have to wait long for the biggest game of the year with Georgia and Tennessee playing on Saturday. The winner will be in a good position to win the SEC East title and face Alabama in the conference championship game.
The Volunteers may have to beat the Tide again in order to win the conference title.
It's not hard to imagine a scenario in which both Tennessee and Georgia make the playoffs. The loser of Saturday's game could sneak in as the third or fourth seed if it loses to Alabama.
The Big Ten's game of the year is expected to be between Ohio State and Michigan.
The rivalry between Ohio State and Michigan could be one of the most memorable in the history of the game after the two teams beat each other. The winner of the Big Ten East will have to avoid an upset against Illinois or the winner of the Big Ten West in order to get into the playoffs.
With the SEC and Big Ten all slated to play each other, there's a chance that the SEC and Big Ten favorites will play each other, which could lead to the SEC and Big Ten favorites playing each other. The Pac-12 could send a team to the field if they slip up.
Tennessee has initial bragging rights from the top of the rankings.