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College Football Playoff Rankings Schedule, Release Dates

Vaseline November 27, 2024

Throughout the 2024-25 College Football Playoff season, we will have six weekly playoff rankings shows to give us an idea of where things stand. The fifth will be revealed Tuesday, December 3 on ESPN.

This ranking will continue until the sixth and final unveiling on Sunday, December 8 (selection day). View the full program and final rankings below.

2024-25 College Football Playoff Rankings: Release Schedule, Dates

Here is the schedule for the CFP top 25 announcements. All times ET and announcements will be made on ESPN.

7:00 PM – 8:00 PM ET Tuesday, November 5
8:30-9:00 PM ET Tuesday, November 12*
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM ET Tuesday, November 19
8:00 PM – 9:00 PM ET Tuesday, November 26
7:00 PM – 7:30 PM ET Tuesday, December 3
12:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET Sunday, December 8 (Selection Day)

*Estimated start time. The show will take place between the State Farm Champions Classic games.

Tuesday November 26 rankings

RANK	SCHOOL	FILE	LAST
1	Oregon	11-0	1
2	State of Ohio	10-1	2
3	Texas	10-1	3
4	Penn State	10-1	4
5	Notre Dame	10-1	6
6	Miami	10-1	8
7	Georgia	9-2	10
8	Tennessee	9-2	11
9	SMU	10-1	13
10	Indiana	10-1	5
11	Boise State	10-1	12
12	Clemson	9-2	17
13	Alabama	8-3	7
14	Ole ma’am	8-3	9
15	South Carolina	8-3	18
16	State of Arizona	9-2	21
17	Tulan	9-2	20
18	The state of Iowa	9-2	22
19	BYU	9-2	14
20	Texas A&M	8-3	15
21	Missouri	8-3	23
22	UNLV	9-2	24
23	Illinois	8-3	25
24	State of Kansas	8-3	NO
25	Colorado	8-3	16

College Football Playoff: Rankings, History

In 2014, Mississippi State became the first team to be ranked No. 1 in the College Football Playoff rankings. Here is the list of all the #1 teams in the CFP rankings.

2014

Week 10: Mississippi State
Week 11: Mississippi State
Week 12: Mississippi State
Week 13: Alabama
Week 14: Alabama
Week 15: Alabama
Week 16 (final): Alabama (Oregon, Florida State and Ohio State are also part of the CFP)

2015

Week 9: Clemson
Week 10: Clemson
Week 11: Clemson
Week 12: Clemson
Week 13: Clemson
Week 14: Clemson (Alabama, Michigan State and Oklahoma are also part of the CFP)

2016

Week 9: Alabama
Week 10: Alabama
Week 11: Alabama
Week 12: Alabama
Week 13: Alabama
Week 14: Alabama (Clemson, Ohio State and Washington are also part of the CFP)

2017

Week 9: Georgia
Week 10: Georgia
Week 11: Alabama
Week 12: Alabama
Week 13: Clemson
Week 14: Clemson (Oklahoma, Georgia and Alabama are also part of the CFP)

2018

Week 9: Alabama
Week 10: Alabama
Week 11: Alabama
Week 12: Alabama
Week 13: Alabama
Week 14: Alabama (Clemson, Notre Dame and Oklahoma also make the CFP)

2019

Week 10: Ohio State
Week 11: LSU
Week 12: LSU
Week 13: Ohio State
Week 14: Ohio State
Week 15: LSU (Ohio State, Clemson and Oklahoma are also part of the CFP)

2020

Week 13: Alabama
Week 14: Alabama
Week 15: Alabama
Week 16: Alabama
Week 17: Alabama (Clemson, Ohio State and Notre Dame are also part of the CFP)

2021

Week 10: Georgia
Week 11: Georgia
Week 12: Georgia
Week 13: Georgia
Week 14: Georgia
Week 15: Alabama (Michigan, Georgia and Cincinnati are also part of the CFP)

2022

Week 9: Tennessee
Week 10: Georgia
Week 11: Georgia
Week 12: Georgia
Week 13: Georgia
Week 14: Georgia

2023

Week 10: Ohio State
Week 11: Ohio State
Week 12: Georgia
Week 13: Georgia
Week 14: Georgia
Week 15: Michigan

College Football Playoff: Results

Season 2014

Rose bowl: No. 2 Oregon 59No. 3 Florida State 20
Sugar bowl: No. 4 Ohio State 42No. 1 Alabama 35
CFP National Championship Match: No. 4 Ohio State 42No. 2 Oregon 20

Season 2015

Orange bowl: No. 1 Clemson 37No. 4 Oklahoma 17
Cotton bowl: No. 2 Alabama 38#3 Michigan State 0
CFP National Championship Match: No. 2 Alabama 45No. 1 Clemson 40

Season 2016

Fiesta bowl: No. 2 Clemson 31No. 3 Ohio State 0
Peach bowl: No. 1 Alabama 24No. 4 Washington 7
CFP National Championship Match: No. 2 Clemson 35No. 1 Alabama 31

Rankings: All major college football polls

Season 2017

Rose bowl: No. 3 Georgia 54No. 2 Oklahoma 48 (2OT)
Sugar bowl: No. 4 Alabama 24No. 1 Clemson 6
CFP National Championship Match: No. 4 Alabama 26No. 3 Georgia 23 (OT)

Season 2018

Orange bowl: No. 1 Alabama 45No. 4 Oklahoma 34
Cotton bowl: No. 2 Clemson 30No. 3 Notre Dame 3
CFP National Championship Match: No. 2 Clemson 44No. 1 Alabama 16

Season 2019

Peach bowl: No. 1 LSU 63No. 4 Oklahoma 28
Fiesta bowl: No. 3 Clemson 29No. 2 Ohio State 23
CFP National Championship Match: No. 1 LSU 42No. 3 Clemson 25

Season 2020

Rose bowl: No. 1 Alabama 31No. 4 Notre Dame 14
Sugar bowl: No. 3 Ohio State 49No. 2 Clemson 28
CFP National Championship Match: No. 1 Alabama 52No. 3 Ohio State 24

Season 2021

Cotton bowl: No. 1 Alabama 27No. 4 Cincinnati 6
Orange bowl: No. 3 Georgia 34No. 2 Michigan 11
CFP National Championship Match: No. 3 Georgia 33No. 1 Alabama 18

Season 2022

Peach bowl: No. 1 Georgia 42No. 4 Ohio State 41
Fiesta bowl: No. 3 TCU 51No. 2 Michigan 45
CFP National Championship Match: No. 1 Georgia 65No. 3 TCU 7

Season 2023

Rose bowl: No. 1 Michigan 27No. 4 Alabama 20 (OT)
Sugar bowl: No. 2 Washington 37No. 3 Texas 31
CFP National Championship Match: No. 1 Michigan 34No. 2 Washington 13

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