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College Football Playoff rankings show: Live coverage, updates, bracket reveal

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The College Football Playoff is so close you can almost smell the overreactions wafting from the football kitchen. Tuesday is another aperitif to get us going until the final bracket selection is drawn.

ESPN will again air the CFP rankings in a live show, broadcasting live at 8 p.m. ET. That is when everything we knew a week ago gets tossed in the trash can, and we get to argue anew over the latest projections.

With Alabama falling to Oklahoma and Ole Miss getting punched in the gut by Florida, there are sure to be some new faces in this week’s version of the bracket projections.

Keep it here for all of the latest and how to watch the latest CFP release.

CFP Predictions: Week 13 upsets shake up College Football Playoff ranking projection

* – projected first-round bye

  • No. 11 Boise State (10-1)
  • No. 12 Clemson (9-2)
  • No. 13 Alabama (8-3)
  • No. 14 Ole Miss (8-3)
  • No. 15 South Carolina (8-3)
  • No. 16 Arizona State (9-2)
  • No. 17 Tulane (9-2)
  • No. 18 Iowa State (9-2)
  • No. 19 BYU (9-2)
  • No. 20 Texas A&M (8-3)
  • No. 21 Missouri (8-3)
  • No. 22 UNLV (9-2)
  • No. 23 Illinois (8-3)
  • No. 24 Kansas State (8-3)
  • No. 25 Colorado (8-3)

ESPN is currently showing the end of the Maui Invitational game between Memphis and Michigan State. As of this writing, the network has not announced coverage on another network. The game is currently in the final four minutes with Memphis leading, 66-55.

How to watch CFP Rankings release show: Time, TV, streaming

  • Date: Tuesday, Nov. 26
  • Time: 8 p.m. ET
  • TV: ESPN
  • Stream: Fubo

Watch the CFP Rankings Show on ESPN with a Fubo subscription

The College Football Playoff rankings are released each week through a CFP rankings show broadcasted by ESPN every Tuesday, from Nov. 5 through Dec. 3. This week’s show is slated to air starting at 8 p.m. ET and ending at 9 p.m. ET.

This season, there are 12 teams in the College Football Playoff for the first time. College football previously introduced the CFP in 2014 with a four-team format. The expansion to 12 teams is set in place for the 2024 and 2025 college football seasons. Leaders within the sport have not agreed to the framework of the playoff beyond that at this point.

The 12 participating teams in the College Football Playoff bracket will be the five conference champions ranked highest by the CFP selection committee, and the next seven highest-ranked teams.

The four highest-ranked conference champions will be seeded one through four and receive a first-round bye. The fifth conference champion will be seeded where it was ranked among the top 12 teams, or at No. 12 if it is outside the top 12 in the CFP rankings. Non-conference champions ranked in the top four will be seeded beginning at No. 5.

“Because of this,” the CFP warns on its website, “the seeding, 1 through 12, could look different than the final rankings.”

For the first round, the higher-ranked team in each pairing (5 vs. 12, 6 vs. 11, 7 vs. 10, 8 vs. 9) will serve as host on campus. The winners advance to the quarterfinals and match up with the corresponding top-four conference champion based on seeding. Quarterfinal games will played at the Fiesta Bowl, Peach Bowl, Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. The semifinals – played at the Orange Bowl and Cotton Bowl Classic – will take place Jan. 9-10.

The two semifinal winners will play for the national championship Jan. 20 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. – Mark Giannotto

Erick Smith, USA TODAY

  1. Oregon (Big Ten champion)*
  2. Georgia (SEC champion)*
  3. Miami (ACC champion)*
  4. Arizona State (Big 12 champion)*
  5. Ohio State
  6. Texas
  7. Penn State
  8. Notre Dame
  9. Indiana
  10. Tennessee
  11. SMU
  12. Boise State (Group of Five champion)**

*Receives first-round bye, automatic bid; **Receives automatic bid

Bracket – first round games

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

The Athletic

  1. Oregon (Big Ten champion)*
  2. Georgia (SEC champion)*
  3. Miami (ACC champion)*
  4. Boise State (Group of Five champion)*
  5. Ohio State
  6. Penn State
  7. Texas
  8. Notre Dame
  9. Indiana
  10. Tennessee
  11. SMU
  12. Iowa State (Big 12 champion)**

*Receives first-round bye, automatic bid; **Receives automatic bid

Bracket – first round games

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

*Receives first-round bye, automatic bid; **Receives automatic bid

Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY

  1. Oregon
  2. Ohio State
  3. Texas
  4. Penn State
  5. Notre Dame
  6. Miami
  7. Georgia
  8. Tennessee
  9. SMU
  10. Indiana
  11. Boise State
  12. Arizona State

Heather Dinish, ESPN

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

As of Nov. 26, here are the latest College Football Playoff title odds from BetMGM:

  • Ohio State (+275)
  • Georgia (+350)
  • Oregon (+400)
  • Texas (+450)
  • Notre Dame (+1400)
  • Penn State (+1800)
  • Tennessee (+2000)
  • Miami (+2500)
  • Alabama (+4000)
  • SMU (+4000)
  • Clemson (+5000)
  • Indiana (+5000)
  • Arizona State (+8000)
  • Boise State (+12,500)
  • South Carolina (+15,000)
  • Texas A&M (+20,000)
  • Colorado (+20,000)
  • Tulane (+20,000)
  • Iowa State (+25,000)
  • BYU (+25,000)
  • UNLV (+100,000)

The fourth College Football Playoff rankings of the 2024 season will be released Tuesday, Nov. 26. A new top 25 ranking is released by the CFP selection committee every Tuesday through Dec. 3. This is followed by a CFP selection show on Dec. 8 to announce the 12-team playoff field.

Here is the schedule for the College Football Playoff rankings show. All times are Eastern:

  • Ranking 4: Tuesday, Nov. 26, 8 p.m. – 9 p.m.
  • Ranking 5: Tuesday, Dec. 3, 7 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
  • Selection Day: Sunday, Dec. 8, noon – 4 p.m.
  • No. 1 Oregon (11-0) – BYE
  • No. 2 Ohio State (9-1) – W v. Indiana, 38-15
  • No. 3 Texas (9-1) – W v. Kentucky, 31-14
  • No. 4 Penn State (9-1) – W @ Minnesota, 26-25
  • No. 5 Indiana (10-0) – L @ Ohio State, 38-15
  • No. 6 Notre Dame (9-1) – W v. Army, 49-14
  • No. 7 Alabama (8-2) – L @ Oklahoma, 24-3
  • No. 8 Miami (9-1) – W v. Wake Forest, 42-14
  • No. 9 Ole Miss (8-2) – L @ Florida, 24-17
  • No. 10 Georgia (8-2) – W v. UMass, 59-21
  • No. 11 Tennessee (9-2) – W v. UTEP, 56-0
  • No. 12 Boise State (9-1) – W @ Wyoming, 17-13
  • No. 13 SMU (9-1) – W @ Virginia, 33-7
  • No. 14 BYU (9-1) – L @ Arizona State, 28-23
  • No. 15 Texas A&M (8-2) – L @ Auburn, 43-41
  • No. 16 Colorado (8-2) – L @ Kansas, 37-21
  • No. 17 Clemson (8-2) – W v. Citadel, 51-14
  • No. 18. South Carolina (7-3) – W v. Wofford, 56-12
  • No. 19 Army (9-0) – L @ Notre Dame, 49-14
  • No. 20 Tulane (9-2) – BYE
  • No. 21 Arizona State (8-2) – W v. BYU, 28-23
  • No. 22 Iowa State (8-2) – W @ Utah, 31-28
  • No. 23 Missouri (7-3) – W @ Mississippi State, 39-20
  • No. 24 UNLV (8-2) – W @ San Jose State, 27-16
  • No. 25 Illinois (7-3) – W @ Rutgers, 38-31

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