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The second College Football Playoff Rankings of 2024 are almost here and we enter these rankings with an already pre-established idea of how the CFP committee views each team. Before the CFP committee unveils the next rankings, I predict where the top 25 teams will land.
The second of six CFP top 25 reveals happens on Tuesday, Nov. 5 (here’s the full schedule). Ahead of the announcement, here’s a prediction of how the committee could rank its top 25 teams. Note that these are my predictions and mine alone. I take a look at head-to-head results, schedule strength, games against ranked teams and more to help rank the teams how I think the CFP committee will do so. You can read the CFP committee’s official protocols here.
These predictions are as of Sunday, November 10.
CFP🏆: College Football Playoff rankings release schedule
First Teams Out: No. 12 Notre Dame, No. 14 SMU, No. 15 Texas A&M
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Georgia and Miami will drop from the top three this week. That we know. What we don’t know is where the schools will land. Both schools should be in the top-12, but the teams the committee places in front of the Bulldogs and Hurricanes will show how much room for error both programs have down the stretch.
LAST WEEK’S RECAP: Ole Miss upsets No. 3 Georgia, Georgia Tech stuns No. 4 Miami in Week 11
Alabama and Ole Miss both picked up statement wins over ranked teams. The Tide were already in the projected playoff bracket last week, but how high could they be this week? Meanwhile, Ole Miss wasn’t one of the first two teams out, but I think a win over the No. 3 team in the country could launch the Rebels into the bracket.
LSU might’ve gotten blown out by Alabama at home for its third loss, but it was only the second SEC conference play loss for the Tigers. LSU can still make the playoff by winning the SEC title game, but will they need it? It depends on how low the Tigers are in the second CFP rankings. Anything outside the top 20 likely makes it SEC title game or bust.
Stan Becton joined NCAA.com in 2021 and has since served as an FCS, track and field, cross country and HBCU beat reporter. He has covered numerous NCAA championship events, including the FCS Championship, DI Track & Field Championships and Men’s Frozen Four. Additionally, he has covered the 2022 College Football Playoff’s Peach Bowl and HBCU sporting events like the Celebration Bowl and Legacy Classic. Stan graduated from Carnegie Mellon University, earning a degree in Professional Writing and playing football as a five-year letterman. You can follow him on Twitter @stan_becton.
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