The College Football Playoff committee released its first ranking of the 2019 season. The Florida Gators come in ranked No. 10.
The committee is comprised of 11 members, including Florida Athletic Director Scott Stricklin. The committee’s sole job is to best teams in the top 25, but chiefly to elect the four teams that will make the playoff and compete for a National Championship.
Notes/history about the first CFP poll of each season.
– Eleven of the 20 teams that have debuted in the top four of the selection committee’s first College Football Playoff rankings have gone on to make the playoff – Florida State (2014), Clemson (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018), Alabama (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018), Georgia (2017), Notre Dame (2018).
– The lowest-ranked team in the initial CFP poll that made the playoff was Ohio State in 2014. The Buckeyes were ranked No. 16.
Full College Football Playoff Rankings
1. Ohio State
2. LSU
3. Alabama
4. Penn State
5. Clemson
6. Georgia
7. Oregon
8. Utah
9. Oklahoma
10. Florida
11. Auburn
12. Baylor
13. Wisconsin
14. Michigan
15. Notre Dame
16. Kansas State
17. Minnesota
18. Iowa
19. Wake Forest
20. Cincinnati
21. Memphis
22. Boise State
23. Oklahoma State
24. Navy
25. SMU