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First College Football Playoff rankings revealed Oct. 30

In this Jan. 9, 2018 file photo, Alabama head coach Nick Saban poses next to the NCAA college football championship trophy at a press conference in Atlanta. Alabama beat Georgia 26-23 in overtime to win the NCAA college football playoff championship game on Jan. 8. The first College Football Playoff rankings of the 2018 season will be released Oct. 30. (David Goldman / Associated Press)
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IRVIN, Texas – The first College Football Playoff rankings of the season will be released Oct. 30 and the four-team field will be set Dec. 2, the Sunday after conference championship games are played.

The selection committee’s top 25 will be revealed on ESPN each Tuesday night for five weeks, starting the day before Halloween. The Dec. 2 show will start at noon ET.

The College Football Playoff also announced Thursday the committee’s recusals for this season. Members must recuse from discussions about schools that compensate them or schools where immediate family members work or play.

The five athletic directors on the committee must recuse from discussions about their school. Other recusals:

Paola Boivin – Arizona State

Herb Deromedi – Central Michigan

Frank Beamer – Virginia Tech, Oklahoma

Jeff Bower – Southern Mississippi