The Associated Press

Texas A&M was ranked fourth behind Alabama, Clemson and Michigan in the season’s first College Football Playoff rankings.
The Aggies (7-1) were surprisingly a spot ahead of unbeaten Washington on Tuesday in the first of six selection committee rankings. The Crimson Tide (8-0), Tigers (8-0), Wolverines (8-0) and Huskies (8-0) are the only remaining undefeated teams from Power Five conferences and hold the top four spots in the latest Associated Press poll.
The 12-person committee, however, gave a nod to Texas A&M’s strength of schedule.
Ohio State was sixth and Louisville was seventh.
The final rankings will be released Dec. 4, with the top four teams moving on to the College Football Playoff semifinals on Dec. 31 at the Fiesta and Peach bowls.
CFP Rankings
Record
1. Alabama    8-0
2. Clemson    8-0
3. Michigan    8-0
4. Texas A&M    7-1
5. Washington    8-0
6. Ohio St.    7-1
7. Louisville    7-1
8. Wisconsin    6-2
9. Auburn    6-2
10. Nebraska    7-1
11. Florida    6-1
12. Penn St.    6-2
13. LSU    5-2
14. Oklahoma    6-2
15. Colorado    6-2
16. Utah    7-2
17. Baylor    6-1
18. Oklahoma St.    6-2
19. Virginia Tech    6-2
20. West Virginia    6-1
21. North Carolina    6-2
22. Florida St.    5-3
23. W. Michigan    8-0
24. Boise St.    7-1
25. Washington St.    6-2
The College Football Playoff Selection Committee will issue weekly rankings each Tuesday, with the final rankings being announced Sunday, Dec. 4 (Noon EST). The playoff semifinals match the No. 1 seed vs. No. 4 seed, and No. 2 will face No. 3. The semifinals will be hosted at the Fiesta Bowl and Peach Bowl on Dec. 31, 2015. The championship game will be played on Jan. 9, 2017 at Tampa.