Projected College Football Playoff rankings: Predictions, who’s in, who’s out

The return of the College Football Playoff rankings did not encourage the status quo to remain in place.

Heading into the second edition of the CFP selection committee rankings, two of the teams slotted among the top five last week suffered losses during Week 11 of the 2024 college football season. That means there is guaranteed to be movement on Tuesday night when a new CFP top 25 is officially revealed.

Oregon will almost certainly remain at No. 1, but how the selection committee sorts through the abundance of two-loss SEC teams at the moment, how undefeated Indiana is treated, as well as how Miami and SMU of the ACC stack up, are among the intriguing storylines to watch. With an expanded playoff field this year, there are a lot more teams in the mix in November than ever before.

Before the new CFP rankings release, here are national projections and predictions about what the rankings and playoff bracket might look like, as well as information on the 12-team playoff and how to watch the rankings release show:

WHO GETS IN: CFP odds for every team vying for bracket spot in College Football Playoff

CFP rankings projections

ESPN

1. Oregon

2. Ohio State

3. Texas

4. Penn State

5. Tennessee

6. Indiana

7. BYU

8. Notre Dame

9. Alabama

10. Georgia

11. Miami

12. Boise State

13. Ole Miss

The Athletic

1. Oregon

2. Ohio State

3. Penn State

4. Texas

5. Indiana

6. Tennessee

7. BYU

8. Notre Dame

9. Alabama

10. Ole Miss

11. Georgia

12. Miami

13. SMU

Sports Illustrated

1. Oregon

2. Ohio State

3. Texas

4. Penn State

5. Tennessee

6. Indiana

7. BYU

8. Notre Dame

9. Alabama

10. Ole Miss

11. Miami

12. Georgia

College Football Playoff predictions

USA TODAY

• Oregon*

• Texas*

• BYU*

• Miami*

• Ohio State

• Tennessee

• Penn State

• Indiana

• Notre Dame

• Alabama

• Georgia

• Boise State**

*Receives first-round bye, automatic bid; **Receives automatic bid

Bracket – first round games

• No. 5 Ohio State vs. No. 12 Boise State

• No. 6 Tennessee vs. No. 11 Georgia

• No. 7 Penn State vs. No. 10 Alabama

• No. 8 Indiana vs. No. 9 Notre Dame

ESPN

A sampling from some of the network's experts:

Andrea Adelson: 1. Oregon. 2. Texas. 3. BYU. 4. Miami. 5. Indiana. 6. Ohio State. 7. Penn State. 8. Tennessee. 9. Alabama. 10. Ole Miss. 11. Notre Dame. 12. Boise State.

Adam Rittenberg: 1. Oregon. 2. Texas. 3. BYU. 4. Miami. 5. Ohio State. 6. Indiana. 7. Tennessee. 8. Alabama. 9. Notre Dame. 10. Penn State. 11. Ole Miss. 12. Boise State.

Paolo Uggetti: 1. Oregon. 2. Texas. 3. BYU. 4. Miami. 5. Ohio State. 6. Indiana. 7. Tennessee. 8. Penn State. 9. Alabama. 10. Notre Dame. 11. Ole Miss. 12. Boise State.

CBS Sports

First round byes:

• No. 1 Oregon

• No. 2 Texas

• No. 3 Miami

• No. 4 Boise State

Bracket – first round games

• No. 5 Ohio State vs. No. 12 Ole Miss

• No. 6 BYU vs. No. 11 Notre Dame

• No. 7 Indiana vs. No. 10 Georgia

• No. 8 Penn State vs. No. 9 Alabama

When do College Football Playoff rankings come out?

The second College Football Playoff rankings of the 2024 season will be released Tuesday, Nov. 12 on ESPN at approximately 8:30 p.m. ET. The exact time is between games during ESPN's college basketball broadcast of the Champions Classic.

A new top 25 ranking is released by the CFP selection committee every Tuesday through Dec. 3. There is a CFP selection show on Dec. 8 to announce the 12-team playoff field.

What time is CFP rankings?

The College Football Playoff rankings are released each week through a CFP rankings show broadcasted by ESPN every Tuesday, from Nov. 5 through Dec. 3. This week's show is slated to air between games during ESPN's broadcast of the Champions Classic on Tuesday, Nov. 12 beginning at approximately 8:30 p.m. ET.

How to watch CFP rankings reveal

The College Football Playoff rankings show will air on ESPN, with the broadcast starting at approximately 8:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Nov. 12. The rankings will be released between games during ESPN's college basketball broadcast of the Champions Classic. Fans can also stream the rankings show on Fubo, which is offering a free trial.

Watch CFP rankings show with Fubo

How many teams in College Football Playoff 2024?

There are 12 teams in the College Football Playoff for the first time this season, after college football introduced the CFP in 2014 with a four-team format. The expansion to 12 teams is set in place for the 2024 and 2025 college football seasons. Leaders within the sport have not agreed to the framework of the playoff beyond that at this point.

How does College Football Playoff format work?

The 12 participating teams in the College Football Playoff bracket will be the five conference champions ranked highest by the CFP selection committee, and the next seven highest-ranked teams.

The four highest-ranked conference champions will be seeded one through four and receive a first-round bye. The fifth conference champion will be seeded where it was ranked among the top 12 teams, or at No. 12 if it is outside the top 12 in the CFP rankings. Non-conference champions ranked in the top four will be seeded beginning at No. 5.

"Because of this," the CFP warns on its website, "the seeding, 1 through 12, could look different than the final rankings."

For the first round, the higher-ranked team in each pairing (5 vs. 12, 6 vs. 11, 7 vs. 10, 8 vs. 9) will serve as host on campus. The winners advance to the quarterfinals and match up with the corresponding top-four conference champion based on seeding. Quarterfinal games will played at the Fiesta Bowl, Peach Bowl, Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. The semifinals – played at the Orange Bowl and Cotton Bowl Classic – will take place Jan. 9-10.

The two semifinal winners will play for the national championship Jan. 20 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.

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