Three Big Ten teams made the bracket: No. 1 Ohio State, No. 2 Indiana and No. 9 Oregon. There's a big jump in the rankings before a bundle of Big Ten teams closing out the top-25 teams with USC (19), Iowa (20), Michigan (21) and Washington (23).

Ohio State received the No. 1 ranking in the CFP committee's first rankings, with three Big Ten teams in the projected playoff bracket. Indiana was ranked No. 2. Oregon is No. 9. USC, Iowa, Michigan and Washington make up the four other Big Ten teams that made the top 25 rankings.

Ohio State's slow pace is intentional to conserve energy for a 16- or 17-game season, but Ryan Day will have his team prepared even if a Buckeyes opponent wants to speed up a game.

The Ohio State Buckeyes are the No. 1 team in the country in the AP Poll, the Coaches Poll, SP+, FPI, FanDuel Sportsbook (as well as every other book), and every other legitimate college football ranking system or poll out there.

The first College Football Playoff rankings this season answered questions about which team would be No. 1 and where other contenders stack up.

Ohio State claimed the No. 1 spot in the initial rankings released by the College Football Playoff committee on Tuesday night, with Big Ten rival Indiana right behind at No. 2.

Ryan Day and Ohio State will try to invalidate this interesting trend during the 2025 College Football Playoff

The reigning national champions checked in at No. 1 in this season's first College Football Playoff rankings when they were released Tuesday. While undefeated Texas A&M and Indiana also had a case to sit atop the rankings, CFP committee chair Mack Rhoades explained why the group went with the Buckeyes.