Clemson is once again the top-ranked team in the CFP poll. USA TODAY Sports
Nothing changed among the top four in the latest College Football Playoff rankings released Tuesday night.
Clemson (12-0), one of two unbeaten teams remaining in the Football Bowl Subdivision, maintained its grip on the No. 1 spot that it has held for five weeks. The Tigers face North Carolina in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game on Saturday night with a chance to secure the top seed in the four-team playoff.
Alabama (11-1), which enters the Southeastern Conference championship game against Florida on Saturday with one loss, remained solidly at No. 2 and was followed again this week by No. 3 Oklahoma, which solidified its spot with a decisive win at rival Oklahoma State last Saturday to claim the Big 12 championship.
At No. 4 again was Iowa (12-0), the country’s other unbeaten team. The Hawkeyes won the Big Ten West Division, and they face East Division co-champion and fifth-ranked Michigan State (11-1) in the conference championship game Saturday night in Indianapolis.
The winner of the Big Ten game appears to be headed to the CFP semifinals.
Ohio State is right behind its Big Ten brethren this week at No. 6. The Buckeyes (11-1) moved up with a resounding win at Michigan last week.
Rounding out the top 10 were Stanford (10-2), which plays USC in the Pac-12 title game Saturday; Notre Dame (10-2); Florida State (10-2) and North Carolina (11-1), which moved up four spots.
Oklahoma State and Michigan fell out of the top 10 after their losses.
The final rankings will be released at noon ET Sunday.
