AP top 25: Channel 2 sports director Zach Klein’s ballot after championship Saturday

ATLANTA — The college football calendar flips to the playoffs and bowl season following Saturday’s conference championship games.

The College Football Playoff committee will unveil who’s in and who’s out of this year’s playoff. Georgia secured a top-4 seed and first-round bye with its dominating SEC Championship Game win over Alabama.

While it’s not the Associated Press poll that decides who’s in, the rankings can give a look at where the committee may be thinking.

AP Top 25

Indiana
Georgia
Ohio State
Texas Tech
Oregon
Ole Miss
Texas A&M
Oklahoma
Notre Dame
Miami
Alabama
BYU
Vanderbilt
Texas
Utah
USC
Tulane
Michigan
James Madison
Virginia
Arizona
Navy
North Texas
Georgia Tech
Missouri

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The AP Top 25 media panel comprises of 65 members this year. Channel 2 sports director Zach Klein is the only TV reporter in the local Georgia market with a vote.

Each week this season, Channel 2 will publish Klein’s ballot on WSBTV.com.

Zach Klein AP Top 25 Ballot