{"id":23353,"date":"2025-05-04T14:56:24","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T14:56:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/23353\/"},"modified":"2025-05-04T14:56:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T14:56:24","slug":"college-football-playoff-rankings-schedule-release-dates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/23353\/","title":{"rendered":"College Football Playoff rankings schedule, release dates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    Share<\/p>\n<p>            <a id=\"social-share-facebook\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/news\/football\/article\/2024-12-08\/when-do-college-football-playoff-rankings-come-out\" data-shareto=\"facebook\" class=\"sharebutton icon-social-facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/news\/football\/article\/2024-12-08\/when-do-college-football-playoff-rankings-come-out\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/social-facebook.svg.svg+xml\" width=\"30px\" height=\"30px\"\/><br \/>\n            <\/a><\/p>\n<p>            <a id=\"social-share-twitter\" data-shareto=\"twitter\" class=\"sharebutton icon-social-twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/news\/football\/article\/2024-12-08\/when-do-college-football-playoff-rankings-come-out\" title=\"Share on X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"X\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/social-twitter.svg.svg+xml\" width=\"30px\" height=\"30px\"\/><br \/>\n            <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Throughout the 2024-25 College Football Playoff season, we&#8217;ll have six weekly playoff rankings shows to give us a look at where things stand. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/news\/football\/article\/2024-12-08\/oregon-leads-no-1-smu-over-alabama-final-12-team-college-football-playoff-bracket\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The sixth and final one was revealed, Sunday, Dec. 8, on ESPN.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Check out the full schedule and final rankings below.<\/p>\n<p>2024-25 College Football Playoff rankings: Release schedule, dates<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the schedule for the CFP top 25 announcements. All times ET and announcements will be made on ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>\t7-8 p.m. ET Tuesday, Nov. 5<br \/>\n\t8:30-9\u00a0p.m. ET Tuesday, Nov. 12*<br \/>\n\t7-8 p.m ET Tuesday, Nov. 19<br \/>\n\t8-9 p.m. ET Tuesday, Nov. 26<br \/>\n\t7-7:30 p.m. ET Tuesday, Dec. 3<br \/>\n\t12-4 p.m. ET\u00a0Sunday, Dec. 8\u00a0(Selection Day)<\/p>\n<p>*Approximate start time. Show will be between the State Farm Champions Classic games.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday, Dec. 8 rankings<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tRANK<br \/>\n\t\t\tSCHOOL<br \/>\n\t\t\tRECORD<br \/>\n\t\t\tPREVIOUS<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1<br \/>\n\t\t\tOregon<br \/>\n\t\t\t13-0<br \/>\n\t\t\t1<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t2<br \/>\n\t\t\tGeorgia<br \/>\n\t\t\t11-2<br \/>\n\t\t\t5<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t3<br \/>\n\t\t\tTexas<br \/>\n\t\t\t11-2<br \/>\n\t\t\t2<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t4<br \/>\n\t\t\tPenn State<br \/>\n\t\t\t11-2<br \/>\n\t\t\t3<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t5<br \/>\n\t\t\tNotre Dame<br \/>\n\t\t\t11-1<br \/>\n\t\t\t4<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t6<br \/>\n\t\t\tOhio State<br \/>\n\t\t\t10-2<br \/>\n\t\t\t6<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t7<br \/>\n\t\t\tTennessee<br \/>\n\t\t\t10-2<br \/>\n\t\t\t7<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t8<br \/>\n\t\t\tIndiana<br \/>\n\t\t\t11-1<br \/>\n\t\t\t9<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t9<br \/>\n\t\t\tBoise State<br \/>\n\t\t\t12-1<br \/>\n\t\t\t10<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t10<br \/>\n\t\t\tSMU<br \/>\n\t\t\t11-2<br \/>\n\t\t\t8<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t11<br \/>\n\t\t\tAlabama<br \/>\n\t\t\t9-3<br \/>\n\t\t\t11<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t12<br \/>\n\t\t\tArizona State<br \/>\n\t\t\t11-2<br \/>\n\t\t\t15<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t13<br \/>\n\t\t\tMiami<br \/>\n\t\t\t10-2<br \/>\n\t\t\t12<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t14<br \/>\n\t\t\tOle Miss<br \/>\n\t\t\t9-3<br \/>\n\t\t\t13<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t15<br \/>\n\t\t\tSouth Carolina<br \/>\n\t\t\t9-3<br \/>\n\t\t\t14<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t16<br \/>\n\t\t\tClemson<br \/>\n\t\t\t10-3<br \/>\n\t\t\t17<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t17<br \/>\n\t\t\tBYU<br \/>\n\t\t\t10-2<br \/>\n\t\t\t18<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t18<br \/>\n\t\t\tIowa State<br \/>\n\t\t\t10-3<br \/>\n\t\t\t16<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t19<br \/>\n\t\t\tMissouri<br \/>\n\t\t\t9-3<br \/>\n\t\t\t19<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t20<br \/>\n\t\t\tIllinois<br \/>\n\t\t\t9-3<br \/>\n\t\t\t21<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t21<br \/>\n\t\t\tSyracuse<br \/>\n\t\t\t9-3<br \/>\n\t\t\t22<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t22<br \/>\n\t\t\tArmy<br \/>\n\t\t\t11-1<br \/>\n\t\t\t24<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t23<br \/>\n\t\t\tColorado<br \/>\n\t\t\t9-3<br \/>\n\t\t\t23<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t24<br \/>\n\t\t\tUNLV<br \/>\n\t\t\t10-3<br \/>\n\t\t\t20<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t25<br \/>\n\t\t\tMemphis<br \/>\n\t\t\t10-2<br \/>\n\t\t\t25<\/p>\n<p>College Football Playoff: Rankings, history<\/p>\n<p>In 2014, Mississippi State became the first team to rank No. 1 in the College Football Playoff rankings. Here&#8217;s the list of all No. 1 teams in the CFP rankings.<\/p>\n<p>2014<\/p>\n<p>\tWeek 10: Mississippi State<br \/>\n\tWeek 11: Mississippi State<br \/>\n\tWeek 12: Mississippi State<br \/>\n\tWeek 13: Alabama<br \/>\n\tWeek 14: Alabama<br \/>\n\tWeek 15: Alabama<br \/>\n\tWeek 16 (Final): Alabama (Oregon, Florida State and Ohio State also make the CFP)<\/p>\n<p>2015<\/p>\n<p>\tWeek 9: Clemson<br \/>\n\tWeek 10: Clemson<br \/>\n\tWeek 11: Clemson<br \/>\n\tWeek 12: Clemson<br \/>\n\tWeek 13: Clemson<br \/>\n\tWeek 14: Clemson (Alabama, Michigan State and Oklahoma also make the CFP)<\/p>\n<p>2016<\/p>\n<p>\tWeek 9: Alabama<br \/>\n\tWeek 10: Alabama<br \/>\n\tWeek 11: Alabama<br \/>\n\tWeek 12: Alabama<br \/>\n\tWeek 13: Alabama<br \/>\n\tWeek 14: Alabama (Clemson, Ohio State\u00a0and Washington\u00a0also make the CFP)<\/p>\n<p>2017<\/p>\n<p>\tWeek 9: Georgia<br \/>\n\tWeek 10: Georgia<br \/>\n\tWeek 11: Alabama<br \/>\n\tWeek 12: Alabama<br \/>\n\tWeek 13: Clemson<br \/>\n\tWeek 14: Clemson (Oklahoma, Georgia and Alabama also make the CFP)<\/p>\n<p>2018<\/p>\n<p>\tWeek 9: Alabama<br \/>\n\tWeek 10: Alabama<br \/>\n\tWeek 11: Alabama<br \/>\n\tWeek 12: Alabama<br \/>\n\tWeek 13: Alabama<br \/>\n\tWeek 14: Alabama (Clemson, Notre Dame and Oklahoma also make the CFP)<\/p>\n<p>2019<\/p>\n<p>\tWeek 10: Ohio State<br \/>\n\tWeek 11: LSU<br \/>\n\tWeek 12: LSU<br \/>\n\tWeek 13: Ohio State<br \/>\n\tWeek 14: Ohio State<br \/>\n\tWeek 15: LSU (Ohio State, Clemson and Oklahoma also\u00a0make the CFP)<\/p>\n<p>2020<\/p>\n<p>\tWeek 13: Alabama<br \/>\n\tWeek 14: Alabama<br \/>\n\tWeek 15: Alabama<br \/>\n\tWeek 16: Alabama<br \/>\n\tWeek 17: Alabama (Clemson, Ohio State and Notre Dame also make the CFP)<\/p>\n<p>2021<\/p>\n<p>\tWeek 10: Georgia<br \/>\n\tWeek 11: Georgia<br \/>\n\tWeek 12: Georgia<br \/>\n\tWeek 13: Georgia<br \/>\n\tWeek 14: Georgia<br \/>\n\tWeek 15: Alabama (Michigan, Georgia and Cincinnati also make the CFP)<\/p>\n<p>2022<\/p>\n<p>\tWeek 9: Tennessee<br \/>\n\tWeek 10: Georgia<br \/>\n\tWeek 11: Georgia<br \/>\n\tWeek 12: Georgia<br \/>\n\tWeek 13: Georgia<br \/>\n\tWeek 14: Georgia<\/p>\n<p>2023<\/p>\n<p>\tWeek 10: Ohio State\u00a0<br \/>\n\tWeek 11: Ohio State\u00a0<br \/>\n\tWeek 12: Georgia\u00a0<br \/>\n\tWeek 13: Georgia\u00a0<br \/>\n\tWeek 14: Georgia<br \/>\n\tWeek 15: Michigan<\/p>\n<p>College Football Playoff: Results<\/p>\n<p>2014 season<\/p>\n<p>\tRose Bowl: No. 2 Oregon 59, No. 3 Florida State 20<br \/>\n\tSugar Bowl: No. 4 Ohio State 42, No. 1 Alabama 35<br \/>\n\tCFP National Championship Game: No. 4 Ohio State 42, No. 2 Oregon 20<\/p>\n<p>2015 season<\/p>\n<p>\tOrange Bowl: No. 1 Clemson 37, No. 4 Oklahoma 17<br \/>\n\tCotton Bowl: No. 2 Alabama 38, No. 3 Michigan State 0<br \/>\n\tCFP National Championship Game: No. 2 Alabama 45, No. 1 Clemson 40<\/p>\n<p>2016 season<\/p>\n<p>\tFiesta Bowl: No. 2 Clemson 31, No. 3 Ohio State 0<br \/>\n\tPeach Bowl: No. 1 Alabama 24, No. 4 Washington 7<br \/>\n\tCFP National Championship Game: No. 2 Clemson 35, No. 1 Alabama 31<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/rankings\/football\/fbs\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">RANKINGS: All major college football polls<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2017 season<\/p>\n<p>\tRose Bowl: No. 3 Georgia 54, No. 2 Oklahoma 48 (2OT)<br \/>\n\tSugar Bowl: No. 4 Alabama 24, No. 1 Clemson 6<br \/>\n\tCFP National Championship Game: No. 4 Alabama 26, No. 3 Georgia 23 (OT)<\/p>\n<p>2018 season<\/p>\n<p>\tOrange Bowl: No. 1 Alabama 45, No. 4 Oklahoma 34<br \/>\n\tCotton Bowl: No. 2 Clemson 30, No. 3 Notre Dame 3<br \/>\n\tCFP National Championship Game: No. 2 Clemson 44, No. 1 Alabama 16<\/p>\n<p>2019 season<\/p>\n<p>\tPeach Bowl: No. 1 LSU 63, No. 4 Oklahoma 28<br \/>\n\tFiesta Bowl: No. 3 Clemson 29, No. 2 Ohio State 23<br \/>\n\tCFP National Championship Game: No. 1 LSU 42, No. 3 Clemson 25<\/p>\n<p>2020 season<\/p>\n<p>\tRose Bowl: No. 1 Alabama 31, No. 4 Notre Dame 14<br \/>\n\tSugar Bowl: No. 3 Ohio State 49, No. 2 Clemson 28<br \/>\n\tCFP National Championship Game: No. 1 Alabama 52, No. 3 Ohio State 24<\/p>\n<p>2021 season<\/p>\n<p>\tCotton Bowl: No. 1 Alabama 27, No. 4 Cincinnati 6<br \/>\n\tOrange Bowl: No. 3 Georgia 34, No. 2 Michigan 11<br \/>\n\tCFP National Championship Game: No. 3 Georgia 33, No. 1 Alabama 18<\/p>\n<p>2022 season<\/p>\n<p>\tPeach Bowl:\u00a0No. 1 Georgia 42, No. 4 Ohio State 41<br \/>\n\tFiesta Bowl:\u00a0No. 3 TCU 51, No. 2 Michigan 45<br \/>\n\tCFP National Championship Game:\u00a0No. 1 Georgia 65, No. 3 TCU 7<\/p>\n<p>2023 season<\/p>\n<p>\tRose Bowl:\u00a0No. 1 Michigan 27, No. 4 Alabama 20 (OT)<br \/>\n\tSugar Bowl:\u00a0No. 2 Washington 37, No. 3 Texas 31<br \/>\n\tCFP National Championship Game:\u00a0No. 1 Michigan 34, No. 2 Washington 13<\/p>\n<p>Anthony Chiusano is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts and has been with Turner Sports since 2016. 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