The Washington Huskies secured the fourth and final playoff spot. (Robert Reiners/Getty Images)The College Football Playoff committee selected Alabama, Ohio State, Clemson and Washington, expectedly choosing the only four Power 5 conference teams without multiple losses and leaving out surging Penn State despite the Nittany Lions’ victory in Saturday night’s Big Ten championship. In the semifinals on Dec. 31, No. 1 Alabama will play No. 4 Washington in Atlanta and No. 2 Clemson will play No. 3 Ohio State in Glendale, Ariz. The winners will play Jan. 9 for the national title in Tampa. The committee made no significant changes to the top four of its penultimate rankings after three members of the incumbent foursome prevailed in conference title games this weekend and the fourth, Ohio State, sat idle. As a result, the Buckeyes dropped one slot to No. 3, while the Tigers rose to No. 2, but those two teams…
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