2015 College Football Playoff

The first round of the first ever College Football Playoff will occur on January 1, 2015. #1-ranked Alabama will play #4-ranked Ohio State, and #2-ranked Oregon will play #3-ranked Florida State. And of course the winners of those games go on to play in a mega awesome national championship game.

The First Two Games
Alabama and Ohio State: North versus South. Here are the hometowns of all of the players on those teams, who will meet at the Sugar Bowl:

The recruiting footprints of Sugar Bowl teams, Alabama and Ohio State.

Oregon and Florida State: West versus East. Here are the hometowns of all of the players on those teams, who will meet at the Rose Bowl:

The recruiting footprints of Rose Bowl teams, Oregon and Florida State.

A Closer Look at the Teams

Here are the individual teams' hometown maps, with a calculation of the recruiting footprint (the Air Mile Index, 10 is mega-local, 30 is insanely broad), numbers of players per class, and the programs' stated revenues and expenses (I did a basic difference to show the net) over the latest four seasons.

#1 Alabama

#2 Oregon

#3 Florida State

#4 Ohio State