As expected, the top four stayed the same in the latest College Football Playoff Ranking. That includes the Texas Longhorns holding fast at No. 3. Oregon remains No. 1, Ohio State at No. 2 and Penn State at No. 4.
Indiana dropped five spots after losing to Ohio State over the weekend. The Hoosiers remain in a playoff position at No. 10. Notre Dame moves up to No. 5, almost fully recovering from that early season loss to NIU.
Georgia and Tennessee each moved up two spots to No. 7 and No. 8 respectively. SMU jumps four spots after handling Boston College.
Boise State moves up one spot to No. 11. Because Boise is ahead of every team in the Big 12, the Broncos would get the first round bye and the first place Big 12 team would be the 12th and final seed in the tournament. That is Arizona State. The Sun Devils are ranked 16th.
Currently, No. 12 is Clemson, but because ASU would be in the bracket, the Tigers are on the outside looking in.
College Football Playoff bracket: Who’s in, who’s out
- No. 5 Ohio State vs No. 12 Arizona State, winner will play No. 4 Boise State
- No. 6 Penn State vs No. 11 Indiana, winner will play No. 3 Miami
- No. 7 Notre Dame vs No. 10 SMU, winner will play No. 2 Texas
- No. 8Georgia vs No. 9 Tennessee, winner will play No. 1 Oregon
Latest CFP rankings
- Oregon
- Ohio State
- Texas
- Penn State
- Notre Dame
- Miami
- Georgia
- Tennessee
- SMU
- Indian
- Boise State
- Clemson
- Alabama
- Ole Miss
- South Carolina
- Arizona State
- Tulane
- Iowa State
- BYU
- Texas A&M
- Missouri
- UNLV
- Illinois
- Kansas State
- Colorado
Texas’ projected CFP opponent
No. 2 seeded Texas is projected to have a first round bye and play the winner of No. 7 Notre Dame vs No. 10 SMU in the Quarterfinals.
How many teams 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.
When next College Football Playoff rankings come out
- Tuesday, Dec. 3: 7 p.m. ET
- Sunday, Dec. 8: Noon ET