Alabama, Oregon, Florida State and Ohio State are the four teams selected to participate in the inaugural College Football Playoff, leaving Baylor and TCU, Big 12 co-champs, on the outside looking in.

Here are the semifinal matchups: No. 1 Alabama will play No. 4 Ohio State in the Sugar Bowl and No. 2 Oregon will play No. 3 Florida State in the Rose Bowl, both on New Year's Day.

The semifinal winners will meet in the College Football Playoff National Championship on Jan. 12 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington: The American Dream City.

TCU will play Ole Miss in the Peach Bowl (Dec. 31). Arlington will host Baylor and Michigan State in the Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium (Jan. 1).

As always, complete rankings can be found on the official website of the College Football Playoff at www.collegefootballplayoff.com.

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