The College Football Playoff committee had a few surprises in store when it released its first rankings and projected field of 12 teams of the season Tuesday night.

Much was as expected, with Ohio State, Indiana, Texas A&M, Alabama and Georgia making up the top five. On the less anticipated side of things, Utah checked in at No. 13 -- four spots higher than its place in this week's AP Top 25 poll -- and no team outside the Power 4 conferences was given a spot.

With four weeks of regular season left plus conference championship weekend, there's still plenty of time for things to be flipped on their head. Last year, nine of the 12 teams in the first projected bracket made it into the CFP while eventual Big 12 champion Arizona State wasn't even in the top 25.

Here's a look at the top 15 te

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