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There was no chaos — no crazy final weekend upset. Instead, there were strong performances, a couple of close calls, and an impressive comeback in Indianapolis. So when it comes to the College Football Playoff, Sunday's final rankings should prove to be relatively easy for the selection committee — just push the same top four they had last week. If only it were that simple. For the CFP, chalk in the final four is the worst-case scenario. The selection committee really, really needed some chaos on the final weekend — a reshuffling of the landscape so that there would be no expectation that the final rankings would match last week's. Things did not break its way, and the resumes only became stronger for five of the six teams that had a realistic shot of making the playoff. Alabama is undefeated and smoked Florida by 38 points to win the SEC. Nick Saban's team has to be in the playoff as the No. 1 seed. Clemson, the No. 3 team coming into the weekend, held o...