Only one of the four teams in the first College Football Playoff rankings survived the final cut in 2014, and the eventual national champion was 16th the first week, so Clemson athletic director Dan Radakovich prepared for the committee’s first vote of 2015 with no predisposition.

As one of 13 voting members of the CFB Playoff committee, Radakovich on Monday will submit a list of up to 32 nominees.

The first of the committee’s six rankings for 2015 will be announced at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Mississippi State, Florida, Auburn and Ole Miss were atop the first CFB Top 25 in 2014. Alabama, Oregon, Florida State and Ohio State were the first playoff teams. Ohio State won the first championship.

Committee members are prohibited from talking about the merits of specific teams, but as a year ago Radakovich was comfortable Thursday discussing the process. The committee includes four former head coaches, six current or former athletic directors, a former conference commissioner and a former United States secretary of state.

Bobby Johnson, most recently head coach at Vanderbilt University, joined the committee this year replacing former quarterback Archie Manning, who begged off due to a health issue.

Having been through it once, Radakovich knew how to prepare and to maximize his research time. Virtually every game is available on video, and he has already seen dozens. Reams of data have been compiled from several sources.

“For me I think it’s been pretty much the same,” he said. “I’ll come in and watch some games Sunday morning, pull some information off of our statistical websites and things I tend to look at and create the teams that I feel the committee should talk about, write them down then take them to the group when we get together on Monday.”

Committee members are responsible for representing the interests of specific conferences. Radakovich and serves with former USA Today college football writer Steve Wieberg as liaisons for the Big Ten, and with former NCAA executive vice president Tom Jernstedt represent the Mountain West Conference.

That does not preclude him from having a solid foundation with the other eligible teams. Radakovich said he prepares a list of up to 32 teams, “because we have to rank 25 teams.”

“We all bring in teams up to 30, 35,” he said. “The teams that appear on multiple lists make it to the group from which we then begin the selection process.”

Radakovich participates in most discussions, but he must leave the room when the committee examines his team. Last season Clemson opened at No. 21 and finished No. 17.

Johnson, a former Clemson player and assistant coach and former head coach at FurmanUniversity, was reluctant as a “rookie” to discuss his preparation so he declined to be interviewed. Radakovich said it would be good “to have another face around the room that you know.”

“It’s really a good committee,” Radakovich said. “Everyone comes prepared, and that’s probably the biggest thing for everyone. The group takes this incredibly seriously.”