College AP Poll
UNDATED (AP) – Clemson is the top team in the last regular-season poll from The Associated Press. The 13-0 Tigers, winners of the Atlantic Coast Conference championship, received 59 first-place votes with second-ranked Alabama getting nine and third-ranked Michigan State one.
Completing the first five are Oklahoma and Stanford.
The second five consists of Iowa, Ohio State, Notre Dame, Florida State and North Carolina.
The last regular-season rankings were released before the College Football Playoff selection committee revealed the field for the national semifinals.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) – The field is set for the second College Football Playoff. As expected, Clemson, the top team in the final Associated Press regular-season poll, was given the top seed with Alabama second, Michigan State third and Oklahoma fourth.
Clemson will face Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl while in the Cotton Bowl Alabama will go against Michigan State in the national semifinals on New Year’s Eve.
The national championship game is set for Monday, Jan. 11 in Glendale, Arizona.
As promised, Clemson coach Dabo (DAB’-oh) Swinney hosted a pizza party at the football stadium for 20,000 fans. Each received a free slice of pizza to celebrate being the top-seed.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL-BOWLS
UNDATED (AP) – Along with the two national semifinal bowl games, the Cotton and Orange Bowls, being set, the rest of the games are now taking shape. For example it has been announced that Iowa will face Stanford in the Rose Bowl while the Sugar Bowl will match Mississippi against Oklahoma State and the Fiesta Bowl has Notre Dame against Ohio State.
