Just a week ago, everyone rightly looked at the Alabama Crimson Tide getting smoked, 24-3, on the road against middling Oklahoma and believed that Kalen DeBoer'

The fourth Playoff rankings of the 2024 season have been released with Oregon, Ohio State, Texas and Penn State maintaining the top four spots.

The College Football Playoff has used a selection committee since its first season in 2014, and that hasn’t changed. A 13-member committee, which has announced its rankings weekly since November, will set the bracket when it unveils the final 12-team rankings on Dec. 8.