After another weekend of college football, including Penn State’s road blowout of Purdue, the College Football Playoff rankings will be updated once again on Tuesday evening. With just two weeks remaining in the regular season, the potential playoff bracket is beginning to come into view, but conference races in the Big Ten, SEC, ACC, and Big 12 could still lead to some big changes in the playoff field in the weeks to come.
Penn State, led by tight end [autotag]Tyler Warren[/autotag] and edge rusher [autotag]Abdul Carter[/autotag], continues to be sitting in a comfortable spot to make the College Football Playoff, and the chances of hosting a first-round playoff game are looking better by the week. The Nittany Lions should still be sitting in a great spot for a first-round game at home when the rankings are updated Tuesday evening as they prepare for this week’s final road game of the season at Minnesota.
The Big Ten could still have four of the top five teams with Oregon, Ohio State, and Indiana all joining Penn State in the top five. But only one will be getting a first-round bye as the Big Ten champion.
Here is how to catch the latest College Football Playoff rankings reveal on Tuesday.
How to watch College Football Playoff rankings show
TV Channel: ESPN
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College Football Playoff rankings release date:
Date: Tuesday, Nov. 19
What time is CFP rankings release?
Start Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
TEAM football CFP rankings projection
Penn State was ranked no. 4 in last week’s playoff rankings. After drubbing Purdue on the road, as expected, the Nittany Lions should remain no. 4 following the results of last weekend. Oregon (no. 1), Ohio State (no. 2), and Texas (no. 3) all won this past weekend so they should remain in front of Penn State. Indiana (no. 5) was idle this weekend so the Hoosiers will likely stay behind Penn State.
There will be some changes in the top-10 though. BYU (no. 6) and Tennessee (no. 7) each lost, which should allow Notre Dame (no. 8), Miami (no. 9), and Alabama (no. 10) to move up a couple of spots. Ole Miss (no. 11) and Georgia (no. 12) should move up as well.
How many teams are in College Football Playoff 2024?
For the first time, there will be 12 teams participating in the College Football Playoffs. There are five automatic bids for each of the Power Four conference champions and one to the highest-ranked Group of Five champion. The remaining seven slots are given to the seven at-large teams.
Here is a full explanation of how the College Football Playoff will work.
Here is how the College Football Playoff would look if the traditional polls dictated the seeding.
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