What Ohio State's ranking, historically, says about what's coming down the pipe for them.
But the No. 1 ranking, especially in October, means little with the most important part of the schedule still to come. Still, it’s worth a look to see how past No. 1 teams in the first College Football Playoff have finished their seasons. And, notably, their seasons have ended with some big time games being played.
Of the nine previous programs that have held the No. 1 ranking in the College Football Playoff era, six have ended up in the National Championship Game — two have won, four have lost. Only two teams have missed out on the College Football Playoff entirely. Each team that held the initial No. 1 ranking, sans Mississippi State in 2014, has finished with no more than two losses, all of which came after the initial ranking.Each year is so different from one another that it’s impossible to compare years and teams to one another. Perhaps the best team of the College Football Playoff era, 2019 LSU, wasn’t ranked as the No. 1 seed when the playoff rankings were first released.
But, history has proven that it does at least put the No. 1 team in decent shape to get to the College Football Playoff. Clearly, part of that was due to the fact that the best teams typically assert themselves early in the season. The end results, though, are what they are., included quarterback Kyle McCord, running back Dallan Hayden and tight end Cade Stover. It detailed their favorite NFL teams, favorite Halloween candy and favorite Halloween movies.
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