First 2024 CFP Rankings Released with 12-Team Format

The first College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings for 2024 have been released, introducing the newly expanded 12-team format. Oregon, Ohio State, Georgia, and Miami hold the top four spots, securing first-round byes as highest-ranked conference champions. Texas ranks fifth and is set to face Alabama, ranked eleventh, in the first round, with a potential quarterfinal against Miami. BYU, ranked ninth, leads the Big 12 and is projected to win the conference, earning a first-round bye. Kansas State, at nineteenth, remains a contender, needing Iowa State or Colorado to falter to reach the Big 12 championship. The rankings will be updated weekly until the final selections on December 8.