The first College Football Playoff ranking for the 2020 season is out and Clemson comes in third behind Alabama and Notre Dame and just head of unbeaten Ohio State.
Clemson is 7-1 with its last game coming in South Bend on November 7 after an open date and an opt out by Florida State. The Tigers host Pitt this Saturday.
CFP Selection Committee chairman Gary Barta said Clemson's dominance over every team it faced other than Notre Dame, combined with the Tigers being down numerous starters against the Fighting Irish, led the committee to give them the nod for that number three position.
The Tigers are seeking their sixth straight trip to the playoff.
In the Associated Press Top 25 and the Coaches Poll, Clemson is ranked fourth.
- Alabama (7-0)
- Notre Dame (8-0)
- Clemson (7-1)
- Ohio State (4-0)
- Texas A&M (5-1)
- Florida (6-1)
- Cincinnati (8-0)
- Northwestern (5-0)
- Georgia (5-2)
- Miami (FL) (7-1)
- Oklahoma (6-2)
- Indiana (4-1)
- Iows State (6-2)
- BYU (9-0)
- Oregon (3-0)
- Wisconsin (2-1)
- Texas (5-2)
- Southern Cal (3-0)
- North Carolina (6-2)
- Coastal Carolina (8-0)
- Marshall (7-0)
- Auburn (5-2)
- Oklahoma State (5-2)
- Iowa (3-2)
- Tulsa (5-1)
