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    It’s that time of year again when the air is filled with hope from college football fans, wondering if their favorite team can earn a championship spot. College Football Playoffs. This year there are even more than usual. With the expanded format, a myriad of new schools and fans are eager to determine where they stand in the eyes of the selection committee.

    Well, that’s exactly what we learned. Oregon, Georgia, MiamiAnd BYU secured the top four seeds and projected first-round byes. While bubble teams like Alabama, TennesseeAnd Indiana all earned projected playoff bids.

    Of course, this is all hypothetical. There’s still plenty of time for teams to make a name for themselves or completely collapse. Who knows? By the end of the season, perhaps some of the lower-ranked teams will be undefeated Army or largely underestimated Ole Mademoiselle could break into the top 12.

    Here is the first official CFP 2024 ranking.

    Coaches Survey: Indiana, BYU join top 10 as Clemson, Iowa State slump in LBM America Coaches Poll shakeup

    * – exemption planned for the first round

    1. Oregon (9-0)*
    2. Ohio State (7-1)
    3. Georgia (7-1)*
    4. Miami (9-0)*
    5. Texas (7-1)
    6. Penn State (7-1)
    7. Tennessee (7-1)
    8. Indiana (9-0)
    9. BYU (8-0)*
    10. Notre Dame (7-1)
    11. Alabama (6-2)
    12. Boise State (7-1)
    13. SMU (8-1)
    14. Texas A&M (7-2)
    15. LSU (6-2)
    16. Ole Mademoiselle (7-2)
    17. Iowa State (7-1)
    18. Pitt (7-1)
    19. Kansas State (7-2)
    20. Colorado (6-2)
    21. Washington State (7-1)
    22. Louisville (6-3)
    23. Clemson (6-2)
    24. Missouri (6-2)
    25. Army (8-0)

    First round:

    • No. 12 Boise State vs. No. 5 Ohio State
    • No. 11 Alabama vs. No. 6 Texas
    • No. 10 Notre Dame vs. No. 7 Penn State
    • No. 9 Indiana to No. 8 Tennessee

    Quarter-finals:

    • No. 4 BYU vs. (No. 12 Boise State vs. No. 5 Ohio State)
    • No. 3 Miami vs. (No. 11 Alabama vs. No. 6 Texas)
    • No. 2 Georgia vs. (No. 10 Notre Dame vs. No. 7 Penn State)
    • No. 1 Oregon vs. (No. 9 Indiana vs. No. 8 Tennessee)

    All times are Eastern.

    First round:

    • Game 1: Friday December 20 at 8 p.m. | ABC, ESPN
    • Game 2: Saturday December 21 at 12 p.m. | TNT Sports
    • Game 3: Saturday December 21 at 4 p.m. | TNT Sports
    • Game 4: Saturday December 21 at 8 p.m. | ABC, ESPN

    Playoff Quarterfinals:

    • Vrbo Fiesta Bowl: Tuesday December 31 at 7:30 p.m. | ESPN
    • Chick-fil-a Peach Bowl: Wednesday January 1 at 1 p.m. | ESPN
    • Rose bowl: Wednesday January 1st at 5 p.m. | ESPN
    • Allstate Sugar Bowl: Wednesday January 1 at 8:45 p.m. | ESPN

    Playoff Semifinals:

    • Capital One Orange Bowl: Thursday January 9 at 7:30 p.m. | ESPN
    • Goodyear cotton bowl: Friday January 10 at 7:30 p.m. | ESPN

    National Championship:

    • National Championship: Monday January 20 at 7:30 p.m. | ESPN

    How to watch the College Football Playoff rankings

    • Date: Tuesday November 5
    • Time: 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. ET
    • TV: ESPN
    • Flow: Fubo

    Watch the CFP Rankings Show on ESPN with a Fubo subscription

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    Goodbye

    1. Oregon (Big Ten champion)
    2. Georgia (SEC champion)
    3. Miami (ACC champion)
    4. BYU (Big 12 champion)

    First round

    • No. 12 Boise State at No. 5 Ohio State
    • No. 11 Indiana to No. 6 Texas
    • No. 10 Notre Dame at No. 7 Tennessee
    • No. 9 Alabama at No. 8 Penn State

    CBS Sports

    Goodbye

    1. Georgia (SEC champion)
    2. Ohio State (Big Ten champion)
    3. Miami (ACC champion)
    4. Iowa State (Big 12 champion)

    First round

    • No. 12 Boise State at No. 5 Oregon
    • No. 11 Tennessee to No. 6 Texas
    • No. 10 Notre Dame vs. No. 7 BYU
    • No. 9 Alabama at No. 8 Penn State

    FOX Sports

    Goodbye

    1. Oregon (Big Ten champion)
    2. Georgia (SEC champion)
    3. Clemson (ACC champion)
    4. BYU (Big 12 champion)

    First round

    • No. 12 Boise State at No. 5 Ohio State
    • No. 11 Miami at No. 6 Texas
    • No. 10 Alabama at No. 7 Penn State
    • No. 9 Tennessee at No. 8 Notre Dame

    Each of the four quarterfinal games and the two semifinal games will be played in the ongoing New Year’s Six Bowls. These bowls include the Rose, Sugar, Orange, Fiesta, Cotton and Peach bowls. As was the case with the four-team playoffs, these bowls will alternate between semifinal and quarterfinal games each year.

    In 2024, the quarterfinal bowl games will be the Fiesta Bowl, Peach Bowl, Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl. The semifinal bowl games will be the Cotton and Orange bowls.

    • 2014: No. 4 Ohio State def. No. 2 Oregon, 42-20
    • 2015: No. 2 Alabama def. No. 1 Clemson, 45-40
    • 2016: No. 2 Clemson def. No. 1 Alabama, 35-31
    • 2017: No. 4 Alabama def. Georgia No. 3, 26-23 (OT)
    • 2018: No. 2 Clemson def. No. 1 Alabama, 44-16
    • 2019: No. 1 LSU def. No. 3 Clemson, 42-25
    • 2020: #1 Alabama def. No. 3 Ohio State, 52-24
    • 2021: No. 3 Georgia def. No. 1 Alabama, 33-18
    • 2022: No. 1 Georgia def. No. 3 TCU, 65-7
    • 2023: No. 1 Michigan def. No. 2 Washington, 34-13

    Each of the top four seeds will be awarded to the top-ranked conference champions. They will also all get first round byes.

    The fifth-highest ranked conference champion will also be guaranteed a spot in the CFP, but is not guaranteed a No. 5 seed. Essentially, seeds 5-12 will be the highest-ranked non-conference champions, ranked based on their final seeding.

    • 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. ET Tuesday, November 5
    • 8:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. ET Tuesday, November 12* (approximate start time)
    • 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. ET Tuesday, November 19
    • 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. ET Tuesday, November 26
    • 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. ET Tuesday, December 3
    • 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. ET Sunday, December 8 (Selection Sunday)

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