College Football Top 25 Rankings, Schedule & 2024 CFP Playoff Picture
We figured to see some excitement this college football season as a result of both conference realignment and the newly-expanded 12-team playoff. What many didn’t expect to see is this many storylines by Week 10!
From players like Ashton Jeanty and Travis Hunter to teams like Alabama already having multiple losses (and, as it stands now, OUT of the college football playoff picture), it’s been a campaign filled with a bunch of uncertainty. Only 8 teams remain undefeated and a few of those are squads like Indiana and Army. Because of course they are.
All that being said, it’s safe to say we’re in store for a transcending last couple of months. What we’re here to do today is break down the college football landscape. We’ll discuss the most recent Top 25 rankings, upcoming matchups and the looming CFP.
So, if you plan on taking in the rest of the season, buckle up – it could be a wild ride!
College Football Rankings: Week 10 Top 25
The AP Top 25 poll gets released every Sunday at the conclusion of the previous week’s games. While the CFP rankings are what matter at the end of the day, these college football rankings give us a general idea of which teams are right in the mix.
Heading into Week 10, here’s how the college football Top 25 shakes out:
- 1 Oregon (61) 8-0
- 2 Georgia (1) 6-1
- 3 Penn State 7-0
- 4 Ohio State 6-1
- 5 Miami (FL) 8-0
- 6 Texas 7-1
- 7 Tennessee 6-1
- 8 Notre Dame 7-1
- 9 BYU 8-0
- 10 Texas A&M 7-1
- T-11 Clemson 6-1
- T-11 Iowa State 7-0
- 13 Indiana 8-0
- 14 Alabama 6-2
- 15 Boise State 6-1
- 16 LSU 6-2
- 17 Kansas State 7-1
- 18 Pittsburgh 7-0
- 19 Ole Miss 6-2
- 20 SMU 7-1
- 21 Army 7-0
- 22 Washington State 7-1
- 23 Colorado 6-2
- 24 Illinois 6-2
- 25 Missouri 6-2
Week 10 College Football Schedule & Marquee Games
We have a lot of sneaky good matchups this week despite only 2 ranked vs. ranked games taking place. We’ll start with those, though, as this Saturday is headlined by Ohio State vs. Penn State at Noon ET.
Later on that night, at 8 PM ET, the Pittsburgh Panthers will battle the SMU Mustangs. Aside from those contests, Oregon vs. Michigan (3:30 PM ET), Texas Tech vs. Iowa State (3:30 PM ET), Florida vs. Georgia (3:30 PM ET) and Texas A&M vs. South Carolina (7:30 PM ET) appear to be the top matchups.
Each of those games feature teams that are currently well-positioned to make a run at the CFP, but similarly, each of those games could see an upset take place.
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2024 CFP Playoff Schedule
With all the weekly festivities, why not take a look ahead?
We don’t yet know the teams, obviously, but we do know the dates, times and locations regarding the CFP playoff schedule in 2024-25:
- Fri., Dec. 20
- CFP First Round Game: 8 PM ET ABC & ESPN
- Sat., Dec. 21
- CFP First Round Game: Noon TNT
- CFP First Round Game: 4 PM ET TNT
- CFP First Round Game: 8 PM ET ABC & ESPN
- Tue., Dec. 31
- Playoff Quarterfinal at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl: 7:30 PM ET ESPN
- Wed., Jan. 1
- Playoff Quarterfinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl: 1 PM ET ESPN
- Playoff Quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Prudential: 5 PM ET ESPN
- Playoff Quarterfinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl: 8:45 PM ET ESPN
- Thu., Jan. 9
- Playoff Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl: 7:30 PM ET ESPN
- Fri., Jan. 10
- Playoff Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic: 7:30 PM ET ESPN
- Mon., Jan. 20
- CFP National Championship (Atlanta, Ga.): 7:30 PM ET ESPN
College Football Playoff Picture: When Does CFP Rankings Start?
There will certainly be plenty of movement before things are all said and done, but we can still take a peek at how the college football playoff picture looks at the moment. As it stands, Oregon would be the 1 seed followed by Georgia, Miami (FL) and BYU as the 2, 3 and 4, respectively.
Those 4 teams would each have a first-round bye in the CFP. Penn State comes in at 5 and would face the 12-seed Boise State Broncos, while Ohio State is the 6-seed battling 11-seed Clemson. Tennessee and Notre Dame would make up the 8-9 game, and Texas (7 seed) vs. Texas A&M (10 seed) would round things out.
Of course, none of this is official, and won’t be until next week. The first edition of CFP rankings will be announced on Tuesday, November 5 between 7-8 PM ET. They will subsequently be released every following Tuesday leading up until Selection Sunday on December 8.
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