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Villanova had the the pope's support. Notre Dame swept the games in college hoops openers in Rome
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CFP initial rankings and AP Top 25 line up close to the same over playoff's 12-year history
Jessica Martinez
Jessica Martinez
Sports Reporter · Ephrata, PA
Jessica, a former collegiate athlete, graduated from Millersville University and has been a passionate sports journalist for 7 years. Before joining the Lancaster Current team, she covered local high school athletics for the Reading Eagle.
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The first College Football Playoff rankings are set to be released Tuesday night. Historically, there's been a high level of agreement between these rankings and the Associated Press Top 25 poll. Over 12 years, 94% of the teams in the…
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