College Football Playoff 2024 – Byes, Brackets and New Top 25

The College Football Playoff committee released its third set of rankings Tuesday, and the big news was that Boise State earned a bye and jumped Big 12 leader BYU.

The committee will publish its rankings every Tuesday up to and including the end of the season. The final set of rankings will be released on December 8, and those rankings will determine the final 12-team bracket.

Below you will find the latest projected bracket with first round byes and matchups as well as the latest top 25.

12-team bracket

First round bye

Note: Seeding is based on the CFP top 25.

No. 1 seed Oregon Ducks

no. 2 seed Texas Longhorns

no. 3 seed Miami Hurricanes

no. 4 seed Boise State Broncos

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First Round Matchups (On Campus)

No. 9 Alabama Crimson Tide at No. 8 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
The winner plays: no. 1 Oregon

No. 12 BYU Cougars at No. 5 Ohio State Buckeyes
The winner plays: No. 4 Boise State

no. 11 Georgia Bulldogs at no. 6 Penn State Nittany Lions
The winner plays: no. 3 Miami

No. 10 Ole Miss Rebels at no. 7 Indiana Hoosiers
The winner plays: no. 2 Texas

Top 25

1. Oregon (11-0)
2. Ohio State (9-1)
3. Texas (9-1)
4. Penn State (9-1)

5. Indiana (10-0)
6. Notre Dame (9-1)
7. Alabama (8-2)
8. Miami (9-1)
9. Mississippi (8-2)
10. Georgia (8-2)
11. Tennessee (8-2)
12. Boise State (9-1)
13. SMU (9-1)
14. BYU (9-1)
15. Texas A&M (8-2)
16. Colorado (8-2)
17. Clemson (8-2)
18. South Carolina (7-3)
19. Army (9-0)
20. Tulane (9-2)
21. Arizona State (8-2)
22. Iowa State (8-2)
23. Missouri (7-3)
24. UNLV (8-2)
25. Illinois (7-3)