College Football Playoff rankings, Nov. 19: Georgia jumps back into top-10

The third College Football Playoff rankings for the 2024 campaign have been unveiled.

The College Football Playoff will begin a new era this fall as it expands to 12 teams for the first time. Beginning this year, the 5 highest-ranked conference champions will all receive automatic bids into the field. That leaves 7 berths available for at-large programs considered worthy of inclusion by the selection committee. The top 4 spots in the bracket, held by the highest-ranked conference champions, will all receive first-round byes.

First round CFP games are set to be hosted on campus sites from Dec. 20-21 next month. From there, 4 quarterfinal games will be played from Dec. 31 and Jan. 1 at traditional bowl sites. The Fiesta Bowl will host the first quarterfinal on New Year’s Eve while the other 3 matchups in that round will take place on Jan. 1 at the Peach Bowl, the Rose Bowl and the Sugar Bowl.

For the semifinals, that round is scheduled for Jan. 9 and Jan. 10 at the Orange Bowl and Cotton Bowl, respectively. The national championship game will be played in Atlanta on Jan. 20.

Here’s a look at the third top 25 from the CFP selection committee in the 12-team Playoff era:

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

Spenser Davis

Spenser is a news editor for Saturday Down South and covers college football across all Saturday Football brands.