Bill Bender @BillBender92 Updated at 7:56 p.m. ET Updated at 7:56 p.m. ET Watch NCAAFNCAA Football with fuboTV The fourth set of College Football Playoff rankings was unveiled on Tuesday, and the chalk remains heading into Rivalry Week. No. 1 Alabama, No. 2 Clemson, No. 3 Notre Dame and No. 4 Michigan hold those spots for the third consecutive week. Those four have been the most consistent teams all season, so it’s not a surprise. Is there a school that could upset that arrangement? Like you don’t already know who it is. MORE: Michigan-Ohio State 2018 could be biggest game of Harbaugh, Meyer eras It’s No. 10 Ohio State, which stayed in the same spot and was leapfrogged by the American Athletic Conference’s UCF, which took West Virginia’s spot at No. 9. One might look at that with the Buckeyes’ 52-51 escape at Maryland fresh and think there’s no chance for a last-minute run. We know better than that. The Buckeyes (10-1) still control their Big Ten East championship hopes heading into The Game against the Wolverines (10-1) on Saturday at Ohio Stadium. Like it or not, Ohio State is in position to defend its Big Ten championship and get to the fringe of the Playoff before conference championship week arrives. If the four-point underdog Buckeyes beat the Wolverines on Saturday, then they’ll be right back in the middle of the Playoff discussion. The Big Ten championship alone won’t be enough to erase the 49-20 loss at Purdue on Oct…. [Read full story]
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