The penultimate edition of the College Football Playoff rankings set the stage for a routine selection day — or for mass chaos if a handful of upsets materialize.

There’s intrigue in the middle and at the bottom of the top 25 revealed Tuesday afternoon, but not at the top.

Let’s start there:

— Ohio State and Indiana, the only remaining undefeated teams in major college football, are No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, ahead of their showdown Saturday in the Big Ten championship game. The loser likely will remain in the top-four in the final CFP rankings and receive an opening-round bye.

— Texas Tech moved up one spot, to No. 4, which suggests the Red Raiders (11-1) are safely in the 12-team playoff even if they lose to BYU in the Big 12 championship. In that scenario, the conference would h

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