The second edition of the 2015 College Football Playoff rankings dropped during Tuesday evening’s ESPN telecast, with the Clemson Tigers remaining at No. 1 in the country. Clemson defeated ACC rival Florida State 23-13 to merit holding steady atop the college football hierarchy. After Alabama was a slight surprise to the Top Four in the first rankings release, the Crimson Tide backed it up this past Saturday by defeating SEC rival LSU 30-16. They limited LSU Heisman Trophy contender Leonard Fournette to 31 yards on 19 carries and have gone from fourth to second in the Week 11 rankings. Here is a full look at the new CFP Top 25: For all the turbulence and surprises that have occurred in the SEC and throughout college football, the teams most expected to be left standing at season’s end have held up well amid enormous expectations. Those powerhouse programs are Alabama and the reigning national champion Ohio State Buckeyes. While OSU went about its business and secured a 28-14 win over Minnesota, its chief Big Ten challenger, Michigan State, stumbled in an upset defeat at the hands of a losing Nebraska team. The Spartans weren’t the only notable team to take a slide in the rankings. A surprise Memphis team led by quarterback Paxton Lynch was defeated 45-20 at home by Navy, whose only loss this year is to Notre Dame. In its first game with new QB Jarrett Stidham, Baylor barely escaped a road trip to Kansas State 31-24, while Big 12 rival TCU fell to Oklahoma State 49-29. …
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