Throughout the 2024-25 College Football Playoff season, we’ll have six weekly playoff rankings shows to give us a look at where things stand. The sixth and final one was revealed, Sunday, Dec. 8, on ESPN.
Check out the full schedule and final rankings below.
2024-25 College Football Playoff rankings: Release schedule, dates
Here’s the schedule for the CFP top 25 announcements. All times ET and announcements will be made on ESPN.
- 7-8 p.m. ET Tuesday, Nov. 5
- 8:30-9 p.m. ET Tuesday, Nov. 12*
- 7-8 p.m ET Tuesday, Nov. 19
- 8-9 p.m. ET Tuesday, Nov. 26
- 7-7:30 p.m. ET Tuesday, Dec. 3
- 12-4 p.m. ET Sunday, Dec. 8 (Selection Day)
*Approximate start time. Show will be between the State Farm Champions Classic games.
Sunday, Dec. 8 rankings
| RANK |
SCHOOL |
RECORD |
PREVIOUS |
| 1 |
Oregon |
13-0 |
1 |
| 2 |
Georgia |
11-2 |
5 |
| 3 |
Texas |
11-2 |
2 |
| 4 |
Penn State |
11-2 |
3 |
| 5 |
Notre Dame |
11-1 |
4 |
| 6 |
Ohio State |
10-2 |
6 |
| 7 |
Tennessee |
10-2 |
7 |
| 8 |
Indiana |
11-1 |
9 |
| 9 |
Boise State |
12-1 |
10 |
| 10 |
SMU |
11-2 |
8 |
| 11 |
Alabama |
9-3 |
11 |
| 12 |
Arizona State |
11-2 |
15 |
| 13 |
Miami |
10-2 |
12 |
| 14 |
Ole Miss |
9-3 |
13 |
| 15 |
South Carolina |
9-3 |
14 |
| 16 |
Clemson |
10-3 |
17 |
| 17 |
BYU |
10-2 |
18 |
| 18 |
Iowa State |
10-3 |
16 |
| 19 |
Missouri |
9-3 |
19 |
| 20 |
Illinois |
9-3 |
21 |
| 21 |
Syracuse |
9-3 |
22 |
| 22 |
Army |
11-1 |
24 |
| 23 |
Colorado |
9-3 |
23 |
| 24 |
UNLV |
10-3 |
20 |
| 25 |
Memphis |
10-2 |
25 |
College Football Playoff: Rankings, history
In 2014, Mississippi State became the first team to rank No. 1 in the College Football Playoff rankings. Here’s the list of all No. 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 also make 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 also make 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 also make 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 also make 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 also make the CFP)
2020
- Week 13: Alabama
- Week 14: Alabama
- Week 15: Alabama
- Week 16: Alabama
- Week 17: Alabama (Clemson, Ohio State and Notre Dame also make 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 also make 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
2014 season
- Rose Bowl: No. 2 Oregon 59, No. 3 Florida State 20
- Sugar Bowl: No. 4 Ohio State 42, No. 1 Alabama 35
- CFP National Championship Game: No. 4 Ohio State 42, No. 2 Oregon 20
2015 season
- Orange Bowl: No. 1 Clemson 37, No. 4 Oklahoma 17
- Cotton Bowl: No. 2 Alabama 38, No. 3 Michigan State 0
- CFP National Championship Game: No. 2 Alabama 45, No. 1 Clemson 40
2016 season
- Fiesta Bowl: No. 2 Clemson 31, No. 3 Ohio State 0
- Peach Bowl: No. 1 Alabama 24, No. 4 Washington 7
- CFP National Championship Game: No. 2 Clemson 35, No. 1 Alabama 31
RANKINGS: All major college football polls
2017 season
- Rose Bowl: No. 3 Georgia 54, No. 2 Oklahoma 48 (2OT)
- Sugar Bowl: No. 4 Alabama 24, No. 1 Clemson 6
- CFP National Championship Game: No. 4 Alabama 26, No. 3 Georgia 23 (OT)
2018 season
- Orange Bowl: No. 1 Alabama 45, No. 4 Oklahoma 34
- Cotton Bowl: No. 2 Clemson 30, No. 3 Notre Dame 3
- CFP National Championship Game: No. 2 Clemson 44, No. 1 Alabama 16
2019 season
- Peach Bowl: No. 1 LSU 63, No. 4 Oklahoma 28
- Fiesta Bowl: No. 3 Clemson 29, No. 2 Ohio State 23
- CFP National Championship Game: No. 1 LSU 42, No. 3 Clemson 25
2020 season
- Rose Bowl: No. 1 Alabama 31, No. 4 Notre Dame 14
- Sugar Bowl: No. 3 Ohio State 49, No. 2 Clemson 28
- CFP National Championship Game: No. 1 Alabama 52, No. 3 Ohio State 24
2021 season
- Cotton Bowl: No. 1 Alabama 27, No. 4 Cincinnati 6
- Orange Bowl: No. 3 Georgia 34, No. 2 Michigan 11
- CFP National Championship Game: No. 3 Georgia 33, No. 1 Alabama 18
2022 season
- Peach Bowl: No. 1 Georgia 42, No. 4 Ohio State 41
- Fiesta Bowl: No. 3 TCU 51, No. 2 Michigan 45
- CFP National Championship Game: No. 1 Georgia 65, No. 3 TCU 7
2023 season
- Rose Bowl: No. 1 Michigan 27, No. 4 Alabama 20 (OT)
- Sugar Bowl: No. 2 Washington 37, No. 3 Texas 31
- CFP National Championship Game: No. 1 Michigan 34, No. 2 Washington 13
