The expanded College Football Playoff presented drama in the first year.
And in a somewhat surprising change from the four-team postseason of the last decade, a big brand was left out.
Alabama was passed over for SMU, punished for its three losses. It was the major question mark entering the announcement, after the Mustangs lost a heartbreaking ACC championship game to Clemson on a 56-yard field goal at the horn.
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