Cincinnati snubbed, CFP Committee says that previous seasons don’t matter, ranks 'Bama ahead of undefeated teams
by Grace McDermott from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#5RFJQ)
While it's safe to say that no one really knew what was coming with the first set of College Football Playoff rankings, which aired last night on ESPN, I don't know that anyone saw Alabama ranked at No. 2. At 3 - Sure! At 4 - why not? But to put a one-loss Alabama team ahead of every undefeated and one-loss team...