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The College Football Playoffs are upon us, and we got another round of exciting rankings tonight on ESPN.

There was plenty of intrigue for teams across the top tier US LBM Coaches Poll. Last week, the committee handed out expected byes to Oregon (No. 1 in the US LBM Coaches Poll), Texas, Miami and BYU. But things have changed now. Now it is Boise State leapfrogging the Cougars as the fourth-highest-ranked projected conference champion, which would give them a first-round bye.

Elsewhere in the rankings, LSU has fallen out completely, with armythe lowest ranked undefeated team in the rankings slowly climbing up. In the first CFP rankings, they were no. 25. Now, just two weeks later, they are ranked No. 19. Of course, everything could change drastically for them as they prepare for a matchup with the no. 6 Notre Dame this Saturday.

Here’s everything to know about Tuesday’s CFP rankings and live updates for the latest release.

* – expected first-round bye

  • No. 1 Oregon (11-0)*
  • Ohio State no. 2 (9-1)
  • no. 3 Texas (9-1)*
  • No. 4 Penn State (9-1)
  • No. 5 Indiana (10-0)
  • No. 6 Notre Dame (9-1)
  • No. 7 Alabama (8-2)
  • No. 8 Miami (9-1)*
  • no. 9 Miss Ole (8-2)
  • No. 10 Georgia (8-2)
  • No. 11 Tennessee (9-2)
  • No. 12 Boise State (9-1)*
  • No. 13 SMU (9-1)
  • no. 14 BYU (9-1) – would earn no. 12 seed as fifth highest ranked conference champion
  • No. 15 Texas A&M (8-2)
  • No. 16 Colorado (8-2)
  • No. 17 Clemson (8-2)
  • No. 18. South Carolina (7-3)
  • No. 19 army (9-0)
  • No. 20 Tulane (9-2)
  • Arizona State no. 21 (8-2)
  • No. 22 Iowa State (8-2)
  • No. 23 Missouri (7-3)
  • No. 24 UNLV (8-2)
  • No. 25 Illinois (7-3)

First round:

  • No. 14 BYU @ No. 2 Ohio State
  • No. 7 Alabama @ No. 6 Notre Dame
  • no. 10 Georgia @ no. 4 Penn State
  • No. 9 Ole Miss @ No. 5 Indiana

Quarter Finals:

  • (Winner of BYU vs. Ohio State) vs. no. 12 Boise State
  • (Winner of Alabama vs. Notre Dame) vs. no. 1 Oregon
  • (Winner of Georgia vs. Penn State) vs. no. 8 Miami
  • (Winner of Ole Miss vs. Indiana) vs. no. 3 Texas

All times eastern.

First round:

  • Game 1: Friday 20 December at 20 | ABC, ESPN
  • Game 2: Saturday 21 December at 12 | TNT Sports
  • Game 3: Saturday 21 December at 16 | TNT Sports
  • Game 4: Saturday 21 December at 20 | ABC, ESPN

Playoff quarter-final round:

  • Vrbo Fiesta bowl: Tuesday 31 December at 19:30 | ESPN
  • Chick-fil-a Peach Bowl: Wednesday 1 January at 13 | ESPN
  • Rose bowl: Wednesday 1 January at 17 | ESPN
  • Allstate Sugar Bowl: Wednesday 1 January at 20.45 | ESPN

Playoff Semi-Final Round:

  • Capital One Orange Bowl: Thursday 9 January at 19.30 | ESPN
  • Goodyear cotton cup: Friday, January 10 at 19.30 | ESPN

National Championship:

  • National Championship: Monday 20 January at 19.30 | ESPN

How to watch the CFP Rankings release show: Time, TV, streaming

  • Date: Tuesday 19 Nov
  • Time: 19:00 ET
  • TV: ESPN
  • Current: Fubo

Watch the CFP Rankings Show on ESPN with a Fubo subscription

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Seedings are based on the US LBM Coaches Poll and CFP Selection Process. Here are the latest seedings for the CFP, based on the US LBM Coaches Poll after Week 12:

  • 1. Oregon (11-0)*
  • 2. Texas (9-1)*
  • 3. Miami (9-1)*
  • 4. Boise State (9-1)*
  • 5. Ohio State (9-1)
  • 6. Penn State (9-1)
  • 7. Indiana (10-0)
  • 8. Notre Dame (9-1)
  • 9. Alabama (8-2)
  • 10. Georgia (8-2)
  • 11. Ole Miss (8-2)
  • 12. BYU (9-1)**

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

Bracket – first round games

  • No. 5 Ohio State vs. No. 12 BYU
  • no. 6 Penn State vs. no. 11 Ole Miss
  • No. 7 Indiana vs. No. 10 Georgia
  • No. 8 Notre Dame vs. No. 9 Alabama

ESPN

A selection from some of the network’s experts:

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

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

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

CBS Sport

First round bye:

  • Ohio State no. 1
  • no. 2 Texas
  • no. 3 Miami
  • No. 4 Boise State

Bracket – first round games

  • no. 5 Oregon vs. no. 12 Colorado
  • No. 6 Notre Dame vs. No. 11 Alabama
  • No. 7 Indiana vs. No. 10 Georgia
  • No. 8 Ole Miss vs. No. 9 Penn State

The third College Football Playoff rankings for the 2024 season will be released on Tuesday, November 19. A new top 25 ranking is released by the CFP Selection Committee every Tuesday through December 3rd. This is followed by a CFP selection show on December 8 to announce the 12-team playoff field.

Here is the schedule for the College Football Playoff rankings. All times are Eastern:

  • Position 3: Tuesday 19 November at 19 – 20
  • Position 4: Tuesday 26 November at 20.00 – 21.00
  • Position 5: Tuesday 3 December at 19.00 – 19.30
  • Election day: Sunday 8 December at 12.00 – 16.00

The College Football Playoff rankings are released each week through a CFP rankings show broadcast by ESPN every Tuesday, from November 5th through December 3rd. This week’s show is scheduled to air from 7:00 PM ET and ends at 8 p.m. ET.

The College Football Playoff rankings will be shown on ESPN, with the broadcast starting at 7 PM ET Tuesday, November 19th. Fans can also stream the show on Fubowhich offers a free trial period.

This season, there are 12 teams in the College Football Playoff for the first time. College football previously introduced the CFP in 2014 with a four-team format. The 12-team expansion is set for the 2024 and 2025 college football seasons. Executives within the sport have not agreed to playoff frameworks beyond that at this time.

The 12 participating teams in the College Football Playoff bracket will be the five highest-ranked conference champions 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 as the No. 12 if it is outside the top 12 in the CFP rankings. Non-conference champions ranked in the top four will be seeded from No. 5.

“Because of this,” the common fisheries policy warns on its website“the seeding, 1 through 12, could look different than the final ranking.”

In the first round, the higher-ranked team in each pairing (5 vs. 12, 6 vs. 11, 7 vs. 10, 8 vs. 9) will play host on campus. The winners advance to the quarterfinals and match the corresponding top-4 conference champion based on seeding. The quarterfinals are 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 – take place on 9-10 January.

The two semifinal winners will play for the national championship on January 20 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. – Mark Giannotto

As of Nov. 18, here are the latest College Football Playoff title odds from BetMGM:

  • Ohio State (+320)
  • Oregon (+450)
  • Georgia (+500)
  • Texas (+500)
  • Alabama (+750)
  • Ole Miss (+1100)
  • Penn State (+1800)
  • Notre Dame (+2000)
  • Indiana (+3000)
  • Tennessee (+4000)
  • Miami (+4000)
  • Clemson (+5000)
  • Colorado (+5000)
  • SMU (+5000)
  • Texas A&M (+10,000)
  • Boise State (+10,000)
  • Iowa State (+25,000)
  • Tulane (+25,000)
  • BYU (+25,000)
  • South Carolina (+50,000)
  • Arizona State (+75,000)

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