There’s a reason why Clemson should be worried about the first CFP Rankings

I keep hearing and seeing people write the first College Football Playoff Rankings don’t mean anything.

Really?

I heard the same rhetoric about the Associated Press and Coaches Polls, too.

“Clemson should not worry about what the pollsters says because when the College Football Playoff Rankings are released, that’s the poll that matters.”

I have heard that for the last five weeks. Well, what do you think now?

The CFP Committee released its rankings Tuesday night and Clemson became the first defending national champion to be ranked outside the top 4 in the playoff era.