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The next week saw many conferences play their championship games. No. 2 Oregon began the week by defeating No. 7 ], 51–14, to win the ] on December 5.<ref name="pac12-champ">{{cite web |title=Marcus Mariota's 5 total TDs help No. 2 Oregon rout Arizona for Pac-12 |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=400609076 |website=] |access-date=3 November 2024 |date=December 6, 2014}}</ref> The following day, No. 1 Alabama defeated No. 16 ] to win the ]<ref name="sec-champ">{{cite news |last1=Rogers |first1=Ken |title=Alabama rolls past Missouri, wins SEC Championship |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-opelika-auburn-news/158365663/ |access-date=3 November 2024 |work=] |date=December 7, 2014 |location=] |page=13 |via=]}} {{Open access}}</ref> and No. 4 Florida State beat No. 11 ] for the ].<ref name="acc-champ">{{cite web |title=FSU holds off Georgia Tech to win ACC; eyes CFP spot next. |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=400608167 |website=] |access-date=3 November 2024 |date=December 7, 2014}}</ref> All three winners were expected to be selected for the playoffs.<ref name="pac12-champ" /><ref name="sec-champ" /><ref name="acc-champ" /> The fourth spot was more contentious; No. 3 TCU and No. 6 Baylor concluded their respective regular seasons with wins over ] and No. 9 ], respectively, giving them both an 11–1 record and a share of the Big 12 championship,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Staples |first1=Andy |title=Big 12 crowns two champions but can't pick one top playoff contender |url=https://www.si.com/college/2014/12/07/college-football-playoff-big-12-tcu-baylor |website=] |access-date=3 November 2024 |date=December 7, 2014}}</ref> while No. 5 Ohio State won the ] over No. 13 ] in a 59–0 shutout, giving the Buckeyes a 12–1 record.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Thomas |first1=George M. |title=Big Ten Championship: Buckeyes blow it up |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-akron-beacon-journal/158366073/ |access-date=3 November 2024 |work=] |date=December 7, 2014 |location=] |page=C001 |via=]}} {{Open access}}</ref> The next week saw many conferences play their championship games. No. 2 Oregon began the week by defeating No. 7 ], 51–14, to win the ] on December 5.<ref name="pac12-champ">{{cite web |title=Marcus Mariota's 5 total TDs help No. 2 Oregon rout Arizona for Pac-12 |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=400609076 |website=] |access-date=3 November 2024 |date=December 6, 2014}}</ref> The following day, No. 1 Alabama defeated No. 16 ] to win the ]<ref name="sec-champ">{{cite news |last1=Rogers |first1=Ken |title=Alabama rolls past Missouri, wins SEC Championship |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-opelika-auburn-news/158365663/ |access-date=3 November 2024 |work=] |date=December 7, 2014 |location=] |page=13 |via=]}} {{Open access}}</ref> and No. 4 Florida State beat No. 11 ] for the ].<ref name="acc-champ">{{cite web |title=FSU holds off Georgia Tech to win ACC; eyes CFP spot next. |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=400608167 |website=] |access-date=3 November 2024 |date=December 7, 2014}}</ref> All three winners were expected to be selected for the playoffs.<ref name="pac12-champ" /><ref name="sec-champ" /><ref name="acc-champ" /> The fourth spot was more contentious; No. 3 TCU and No. 6 Baylor concluded their respective regular seasons with wins over ] and No. 9 ], respectively, giving them both an 11–1 record and a share of the Big 12 championship,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Staples |first1=Andy |title=Big 12 crowns two champions but can't pick one top playoff contender |url=https://www.si.com/college/2014/12/07/college-football-playoff-big-12-tcu-baylor |website=] |access-date=3 November 2024 |date=December 7, 2014}}</ref> while No. 5 Ohio State won the ] over No. 13 ] in a 59–0 shutout, giving the Buckeyes a 12–1 record.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Thomas |first1=George M. |title=Big Ten Championship: Buckeyes blow it up |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-akron-beacon-journal/158366073/ |access-date=3 November 2024 |work=] |date=December 7, 2014 |location=] |page=C001 |via=]}} {{Open access}}</ref>

The inaugural semifinal pairings were announced alongside the rest of the top 25 during the release of the final CFP rankings on December 7, 2014. Ohio State was awarded the final spot in the bracket over Baylor and TCU, and joined Alabama, Oregon, and Florida State to make up the four-team field. Alabama was awarded the No. 1 spot and were placed in the ] to face No. 4 Ohio State, while No. 2 Oregon and No. 3 Florida State were assigned to the ].<ref>{{cite web |title=Alabama, Oregon, Florida State, and Ohio State selected for College Football Playoff |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/08/sports/ncaafootball/college-football-playoff-committee-picks-alabama-oregon-florida-state-and-ohio-state.html |website=] |access-date=3 November 2024 |date=December 7, 2014}}</ref> Baylor and TCU finished No. 5 and No. 6, respectively. Each were assigned to one of the remaining ] bowl games: Baylor was scheduled to face No. 8 ] in the ] and TCU drew No. 9 Ole Miss in the ]<ref>{{cite web |title='New Year's Six' bowl pairings set |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/years-bowl-pairings-set/story?id=27428722 |website=] |access-date=3 November 2024 |date=December 7, 2014}}</ref>—the latter was described as a "consolation prize" by the ].<ref>{{cite web |title=TCU's consolation prize: Ole Miss in Peach Bowl |url=https://www.whas11.com/article/sports/tcus-consolation-prize-ole-miss-in-peach-bowl/417-266085139 |website=] |access-date=3 November 2024 |date=December 7, 2014}}</ref> These final rankings generated some controversy, even before their release; on the morning of December 7, ]' Mike Ozanian criticized the College Football Playoff system and the makeup of the selection committee.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ozanian |first1=Mike |title=College Football Playoff no way to determine a national champion |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeozanian/2014/12/07/college-football-playoff-no-way-to-determine-a-national-champion/ |website=] |access-date=3 November 2024 |date=December 7, 2014}}</ref>
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College football tournament

2014–15 College Football Playoff
Season2014
Semifinals
Championship
Teams invited
ChampionsOhio State (1st CFP title, 8th overall title)
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The 2014–15 College Football Playoff was a single-elimination postseason tournament that determined the national champion of the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the inaugural edition of the College Football Playoff (CFP) and involved the top four teams in the country as ranked by the College Football Playoff poll playing in two semifinals, with the winners of each advancing to the national championship game. Each participating team was the champion of its respective conference: No. 1 Alabama from the Southeastern Conference, No. 2 Oregon from the Pac-12 Conference, No. 3 Florida State from the Atlantic Coast Conference, and No. 4 Ohio State from the Big Ten Conference.

The playoff bracket's semifinal games were held at the Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl on New Year's Day, part of the season's slate of bowl games. In the Rose Bowl semifinal, Oregon defeated Florida State by a margin of thirty-nine points. The second semifinal, at the Sugar Bowl, Ohio State upset Alabama by seven. As a result of their victories, Ohio State and Oregon faced each other in the national championship game, held on January 12 in Arlington, Texas. In that game, Ohio State defeated Oregon, 42–20, to win the first CFP national championship and their eighth national championship in school history.

Bracket

Semifinals Championship
January 1 – Sugar Bowl
Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans
  1   Alabama 35  
  4   Ohio State 42   January 12 – National Championship
AT&T Stadium, Arlington
 
      4   Ohio State 42
January 1 – Rose Bowl
Rose Bowl, Pasadena 		    2   Oregon 20
 
  2   Oregon 59
  3   Florida State 20  
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Selection and teams

The inaugural CFP selection committee was announced on October 16, 2013, with Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long as the chairman. Its other members were former Nebraska head coach Tom Osborne, former quarterback Archie Manning, former United States secretary of state Condoleezza Rice, Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez, former United States Air Force Academy superintendent Michael C. Gould, USC athletic director Pat Haden, former NCAA executive vice president Tom Jernstedt, West Virginia athletic director Oliver Luck, Clemson athletic director Dan Radakovich, former USA Today reporter Steve Wieberg, and former college head coach Tyrone Willingham.

The first CFP rankings were released on October 28, 2014. Four of the top six teams—Mississippi State, Auburn, Ole Miss, and Alabama—were from the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and they were joined by Florida State from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and Oregon from the Pac-12 Conference. Later that week, No. 3 Auburn defeated No. 4 Ole Miss, 35–31, in what the Associated Press called "the first College Football Playoff knockout game". As a result, Ole Miss dropped to No. 11 in the rankings and TCU rose to No. 6, making them the first Big 12 team to be ranked in the CFP top six. Arizona State made their debut in the top six in the third rankings release after Auburn's loss to unranked Texas A&M dropped them to No. 9. The Sun Devils suffered a loss to Oregon State the following week, dropping them back out of the top six, and a win by No. 5 Alabama over No. 1 Mississippi State vaulted the Crimson Tide to the top spot while dropping Mississippi State to fourth place. The top six remained the same in the following week's rankings, and Mississippi State dropped out of the top six in the penultimate rankings following their loss to No. 19 Ole Miss. Baylor moved up to No. 6 to replace them.

The next week saw many conferences play their championship games. No. 2 Oregon began the week by defeating No. 7 Arizona, 51–14, to win the Pac-12 Championship on December 5. The following day, No. 1 Alabama defeated No. 16 Missouri to win the SEC Championship and No. 4 Florida State beat No. 11 Georgia Tech for the ACC title. All three winners were expected to be selected for the playoffs. The fourth spot was more contentious; No. 3 TCU and No. 6 Baylor concluded their respective regular seasons with wins over Iowa State and No. 9 Kansas State, respectively, giving them both an 11–1 record and a share of the Big 12 championship, while No. 5 Ohio State won the Big Ten Championship over No. 13 Wisconsin in a 59–0 shutout, giving the Buckeyes a 12–1 record.

The inaugural semifinal pairings were announced alongside the rest of the top 25 during the release of the final CFP rankings on December 7, 2014. Ohio State was awarded the final spot in the bracket over Baylor and TCU, and joined Alabama, Oregon, and Florida State to make up the four-team field. Alabama was awarded the No. 1 spot and were placed in the Sugar Bowl to face No. 4 Ohio State, while No. 2 Oregon and No. 3 Florida State were assigned to the Rose Bowl. Baylor and TCU finished No. 5 and No. 6, respectively. Each were assigned to one of the remaining New Year's Six bowl games: Baylor was scheduled to face No. 8 Michigan State in the Cotton Bowl Classic and TCU drew No. 9 Ole Miss in the Peach Bowl—the latter was described as a "consolation prize" by the Associated Press. These final rankings generated some controversy, even before their release; on the morning of December 7, Forbes' Mike Ozanian criticized the College Football Playoff system and the makeup of the selection committee.

2014 College Football Playoff rankings top six progression
No. Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Week 14 Final
1 Mississippi State (7–0) Mississippi State (8–0) Mississippi State (9–0) Alabama (9–1) Alabama (10–1) Alabama (11–1) Alabama (12–1)
2 Florida State (7–0) Florida State (8–0) Oregon (9–1) Oregon (9–1) Oregon (10–1) Oregon (11–1) Oregon (12–1)
3 Auburn (6–1) Auburn (7–1) Florida State (9–0) Florida State (10–0) Florida State (11–0) TCU (10–1) Florida State (13–0)
4 Ole Miss (7–1) Oregon (8–1) TCU (8–1) Mississippi State (9–1) Mississippi State (10–1) Florida State (12–0) Ohio State (12–1)
5 Oregon (7–1) Alabama (7–1) Alabama (8–1) TCU (9–1) TCU (9–1) Ohio State (11–1) Baylor (11–1)
6 Alabama (7–1) TCU (7–1) Arizona State (8–1) Ohio State (9–1) Ohio State (10–1) Baylor (10–1) TCU (11–1)

Key:  Team increased ranking from previous week   Team decreased ranking from previous week   Team selected to College Football Playoff 

Playoff games

Semifinals

Rose Bowl

Main article: 2015 Rose Bowl 2015 Rose Bowl
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 2 Oregon 8 10 271459
No. 3 Florida State 3 10 7020

at the Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California

  • Date: January 1, 2015
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. PST

Sugar Bowl

Main article: 2015 Sugar Bowl 2015 Sugar Bowl
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 4 Ohio State 6 14 14842
No. 1 Alabama 14 7 7735

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: January 1, 2015
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. CST

Championship game

Main article: 2015 College Football Playoff National Championship 2015 College Football Playoff National Championship
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 4 Ohio State 14 7 71442
No. 2 Oregon 7 3 10020

at NRG Stadium • Houston, Texas

  • Date: January 12, 2015
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CST

References

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