College football playoff rankings shift after week one of the season

Following the opening week of college football, projections for the 12-team College Football Playoff field show early movement among top contenders. LSU entered the projected bracket after a 51-10 victory over Clemson, while USC dropped out of the current ranking. Indiana, Georgia, Notre Dame, and Ohio State currently hold the top four projected seeds, earning first-round byes. Other notable results from the first week included Texas routing Texas State 59-7 and Miami defeating Stanford 45-6. These projections arrive as teams prepare for high-profile matchups in the second week of the season, including Ohio State against Texas and Oklahoma against Michigan.

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