Editor’s note: The Athletic 134 is a weekly ranking of all FBS college football teams.
It turns out the first 12-team College Football Playoff field may be mostly locked in before championship weekend. After weeks of twists, turns and hypotheticals, figuring out the 12 teams has become mostly pretty easy by the end. But seeding those teams remains completely up in the air, and it’s where the committee will be tested.
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Ten, maybe 11, teams feel like locks: Oregon, Texas, Penn State, Notre Dame, Georgia, Ohio State, Tennessee, Indiana, the Big 12 champion (Iowa State or Arizona State), the ACC champion (SMU or Clemson) and the Mountain West champion (Boise State
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