COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Tide, Irish, Tigers, Buckeyes hold steady atop CFP rankings

Alabama wide receiver DeVonta Smith (6) blows kisses to the stands after a touchdown against LSU on Dec. 5 in Baton Rouge, La. (MATTHEW HINTON/Associated Press)
Alabama wide receiver DeVonta Smith (6) blows kisses to the stands after a touchdown against LSU on Dec. 5 in Baton Rouge, La. (MATTHEW HINTON/Associated Press)

For the third straight week, Alabama, Notre Dame, Clemson and Ohio State held on to the top four spots in the College Football Playoff rankings.

The selection committee’s second-from-last rankings had …