COLUMBUS – Ohio State is ranked No. 2 in the final College Playoff Football rankings and will face defending national champion Clemson in a semifinal.
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The 13-member selection committee made LSU the top seed. The Tigers (13-0) will play Oklahoma (12-1) in the other semifinal.
Big Ten champion Ohio State (13-0) will face ACC champion Clemson (13-0) in the Fiesta Bowl in suburban Phoenix on Dec. 28.
LSU will head back to Atlanta for its playoff game to face the Big 12 champion Sooners in the Peach Bowl on the same day.
The national championship game is set for Jan. 13 in New Orleans.
Ohio State was ranked No. 1 by the selection committee last week even before the undefeated Buckeyes won their third straight Big Ten title.
Justin Fields threw three touchdown passes and J.K. Dobbins ran for 172 yards and another score to help Ohio State rally for a 34-21 victory over No. 10 Wisconsin in the championship game in Indianapolis Saturday night.
Wisconsin led 21-7 at the half but the Buckeyes pitched a second-half shutout and scored the final 27 points for their 19th consecutive win