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Iowa State falls completely out of the Top 25

Umito November 13, 2024

THE Iowa State football team is no longer among those in the College Football Playoff rankings.

After a second consecutive defeat last Saturday against Kansas, the Cyclones, who were 17th a week ago, were not ranked when the teams were revealed. Iowa State (7-2, 4-2) wasn’t the only team to fall, as Pittsburgh was also unranked after finishing 18th.

The Big 12 is represented in the 12-team field by undefeated BYU, while the Cougars earned a come-from-behind victory over Utah. They passed Miami as the third highest-rated conference champion, earning a spot in the quarterfinals.

BYU, however, still has to make it through the final three games before a likely championship title showdown with Colorado, which is ranked 17th, one spot behind Kansas State, which still has an outside chance of making the championship game.

Oregon retained first place overall, with Ohio State moving up to second and Texas to third. Penn State and Indiana round out the Top 5 and give the Big Ten four such teams. Tennessee is seventh, followed by Notre Dame, the Hurricanes, Alabama, Ole Miss and Georgia.

With one of 12 spots guaranteed to the top-ranked team in the Group of 5, that means the Bulldogs are eliminated and Boise State is in the mix. Georgia, which suffered a second loss to Ole Miss last week, also narrowly missed out on a spot in the four. -team qualifiers last year.

This Saturday, Oregon, Ohio State, Texas and Penn State will all play conference road games. The Ducks head to Wisconsin, the Buckeyes are in the Northwest, the Longhorns travel to Arkansas and the Nittany Lions take on Purdue. Indiana, Miami and Ole Miss are all gone.

Tennessee, meanwhile, heads to Georgia while South Carolina and Missouri meet in the only other battle of Top 25 teams.

Iowa State, which still has a chance to earn a spot in the Big 12 championship game, hosts Cincinnati before traveling to Utah. The Cyclones conclude the regular season at home against Kansas State.

(November 12, 2024)

1. Oregon (10-0) | Projected No. 1 seed

2. Ohio State (8-1) | Projected #5 seed

3.Texas (8-1) | Projected #2 seed

4. Penn State (8-1) | Projected #6 seed

5. Indiana (10-0) | Projected #7 seed

6. BYU (9-0) | Projected #3 seed

7.Tennessee (8-1) | Projected #8 seed

8. Notre Dame (8-1) | Projected #9 seed

9.Miami (9-1) | Projected No. 4 seed

10.Alabama (7-2) | Projected No. 10 seed

11. Ole Miss (8-2) | Projected No. 11 seed