5 Winners (Alabama) and losers (South Carolina) from the final College Football Playoff rankings before the field reveal

We’re just one Saturday away from finding out which teams are headed to the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff and Tuesday night’s penultimate rankings reveal set the table perfectly for championship week across the sport.

While Oregon remained No. 1 for the fifth consecutive week, there was quite a shakeup behind the Ducks as Rivalry Week saw a number of playoff hopefuls stumble.

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