First College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings of the season released

November 6, 2024

The first College Football Playoff rankings (CFP) dropped yesterday, offering an initial look at which teams the Selection Committee thinks should make the expanded 12-team bracket (up from four in years prior).

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The GIST: The first College Football Playoff rankings (CFP) dropped yesterday, offering an initial look at which teams the Selection Committee thinks should make the expanded 12-team bracket (up from four in years prior).

There are still five more rankings to go — including the final bracket reveal on December 8th — but here’s where things stand with five weeks left in the regular season.

Ducks on top: Undefeated Oregon unsurprisingly earned the No. 1 spot after spending the last three weeks atop the AP top-25 poll. The Ducks have been straight- up rolling, boasting wins over fellow CFP top-25 teams No. 12 Boise State and No. 2 Ohio State.

First-round byes: Under the new CFP format, the top-four seeds must be conference winners, meaning Oregon (Big Ten), No. 3 Georgia (SEC), No. 4 Miami (ACC), and No. 9 BYU (Big 12) would automatically advance to the second round if these rankings were to hold until the end of the season.

That said, No. 2 Ohio State, who competes with Oregon in the Big 10, remains the betting favorite to bring home the natty title. There’s a whole lot of football to go.