COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State was ranked No. 10 in the first College Football Playoff rankings on Tuesday night, two spots below where the Buckeyes were ranked in the latest Associated Press and Coaches polls. That was no surprise. The playoff committee, which waits until later in the season to reveal the first of its six rankings, put No. 8 Washington State and No. 9 Kentucky ahead of the Buckeyes based on better resumes. That’s typically how the committee, now in its fifth season, operates. For four more Tuesdays, the 13-member committee (which includes Ohio State athletic Gene Smith in the second year of a three-year term) will reveal its top 25. The final rankings on Sunday, Dec. 2, the day after the final conference championship games, will decide the top four teams to take part in the playoff and the matchups for the other four playoff bowls. The Buckeyes…
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