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No. 3 Clemson to face No. 2 Ohio State in Fiesta Bowl

December 8, 2019
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The No. 3 ranked Clemson Tigers (13-0) are set to face No. 2 Ohio State (13-0) after the announcement of the Top 4 in the College Football Playoff rankings. Ohio State fell one spot after winning the Big 10 Championship 34-21 over Wisconsin. 

LSU (13-0) assumed the top spot after beating then No. 4 Georgia in the SEC Championship. As for the No. 4 spot, Big 12 champion Oklahoma (12-1) moved into the last spot in the playoff. 2019 a few minutes ago, and Clemson held on to the No. 3 spot in the polls. The narrative on set about the Tigers has shifted quite a bit the past few weeks.

Clemson and Ohio State will face off in Tempe, Arizona at the Fiesta Bowl on December 28. The Tigers are currently riding the nationโ€™s longest winning streak at 28 consecutive games.

The Tigers has been in the Top 4 of the College Football Playoff ranking 29 assuming the top spot as the most prolific team in the history of the CFB Playoff Era.

CFB Playoff Era National Titles No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 Total Weeks Ranked
Alabama

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18 7 1 2 28
Clemson

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8 10 7 4 29
Notre Dame

 

0 0 7 3 10
Ohio State

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3 6 4 1 14
Oklahoma

 

0 1 3 5 9
Michigan 

 

0 0 4 3 7
Florida State

 

0 2 4 1 7
Oregon   0 5 0 1 6
Mississippi State   3 0 0 2 5
Georgia   0 2 1 4 7
LSU   3 4 1 0 8
Auburn   0 1 2 0 3
Washington   0 0 0 3 3
Iowa   0 0 0 2 2
TCU   0 0 1 1 2
Miami   0 1 1 0 2
Ole Miss   0 0 0 1 1
Michigan State   0 0 1 0 1
Penn State   0 0 0 1 1
Texas A&M   0 0 0 1 1
Wisconsin   0 0 0 1 1

 

2019

Week 1: #1 Ohio State, #2 LSU, #3 Alabama, #4 Penn State

Week 2: #1 LSU, #2 Ohio State, #3 Clemson, #4 Georgia

Week 3: #1 LSU, #2 Ohio State, #3 Clemson, #4 Georgia

Week 4: #1 Ohio State, #2 LSU, #3 Clemson, #4 Georgia

Week 5: #1 Ohio State, #2 LSU, #3 Clemson, #4 Georgia

Selection Day: #1 LSU, #2 Ohio State, #3 Clemson, #4 Oklahoma

2018

Week 1: #1 Alabama, #2 Clemson, #3 LSU, #4 Notre Dame

Week 2: #1 Alabama, #2 Clemson, #3 Notre Dame, #4 Michigan

Week 3: #1 Alabama, #2 Clemson, #3 Notre Dame, #4 Michigan

Week 4: #1 Alabama, #2 Clemson, #3 Notre Dame, #4 Michigan

Week 5: #1 Alabama, #2 Clemson, #3 Notre Dame, #4 Georgia

Selection Day: #1 Alabama, #2 Clemson, #3 Notre Dame, #4 Oklahoma

2017

Week 1: #1 Georgia, #2 Alabama, #3 Notre Dame, #4 Clemson

Week 2: #1 Georgia, #2 Alabama, #3 Notre Dame, #4 Clemson

Week 3: #1 Alabama, #2 Clemson, #3 Miami, #4 Oklahoma

Week 4: #1 Alabama, #2 Miami, #3 Clemson, #4 Oklahoma

Week 5: #1 Clemson, #2 Auburn, #3 Oklahoma, #4 Wisconsin

Selection Day: #1 Clemson, #2 Oklahoma, #3 Georgia, #4 Alabama 

2016

Week 1: #1 Alabama, #2 Clemson, #3 Michigan, #4 Texas A&M

Week 2:#1 Alabama, #2 Clemson, #3 Michigan, #4 Washington

Week 3: #1 Alabama, #2 Ohio State, #3 Michigan, #4 Clemson

Week 4: #1 Alabama, #2 Ohio State, #3 Michigan, #4 Clemson

Selection Day: #1 Alabama, #2 Ohio State, #3 Clemson, #4 Washington

2015

Week 1: #1 Clemson, #2 LSU, #3 Ohio State, #4 Alabama

Week 2: #1 Clemson, #2 Alabama, #3 Ohio State, #4 Notre Dame 

Week 3: #1 Clemson, #2 Alabama, #3 Ohio State, #4 Notre Dame 

Week 4: #1 Clemson, #2 Alabama, #3 Oklahoma, #4 Iowa  

Week 5: #1 Clemson, #2 Alabama, #3 Oklahoma, #4 Iowa  

Selection Day: #1 Clemson, #2 Alabama, #3 Michigan State, #4 Oklahoma

2014

Week 1: #1 Mississippi State, #2 Florida State, #3 Auburn, #4 Ole Miss

Week 2: #1 Mississippi State, #2 Florida State, #3 Auburn, #4 Oregon

Week 3: #1 Mississippi State, #2 Oregon, #3 Florida State, #4 TCU

Week 4: #1 Alabama, #2 Oregon, #3 Florida State, #4 Mississippi State

Week 5: #1 Alabama, #2 Oregon, #3 Florida State, #4 Mississippi State

Week 6: #1 Alabama, #2 Oregon, #3 TCU, #4 Florida State

Selection Day: #1 Alabama, #2 Oregon, #3 Florida State, #4 Ohio State

 

Final College Football Playoff Rankings

1. LSU 13-0

2. Ohio State 13-0

3. Clemson 13-0

4. Oklahoma 12-2

5. Georgia 11-2

6.  Oregon 11-2

7. Baylor 11-2

8. Wisconsin 10-3

9. Florida 10-2

10. Penn State 10-2

11. Utah 11-2

12.  Auburn 9-3

13. Alabama 10-2

14. Michigan 9-3

15. Notre Dame 10-2

16. Iowa 9-3

17. Memphis 12-1

18. Minnesota 10-2

19. Boise State 12-1

20. Appalachian State 12-1

21. Cincinnati 10-3

22. Southern Cal 8-4

23. Navy 9-2

24. Virginia 9-4

25. Oklahoma State 8-4

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