The College Football Playoff committee unveiled its initial rankings Tuesday night, and with it, the committee likely sealed the fate of all but seven programs.
Since the beginning of the CFP era, 29 of the 32 teams to reach the playoff were ranked in the top seven in the initial rankings. Only 2014 Ohio State (No. 16), 2015 Oklahoma (No. 15) and 2019 Oklahoma (No. 9) made the playoff after being ranked outside the top seven.
That’s…