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The fourth College Football Playoff rankings of 2024 are almost here and things are bound to change after seven ranked teams lost last weekend. Before the CFP committee unveils the next rankings, I predict where the top 25 teams will land.
The fourth of six CFP top 25 reveals happens on Tuesday, Nov. 26 (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 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, Nov. 23.
CFP🏆: College Football Playoff rankings release schedule
First Teams Out: No. 12 Alabama, No. 13 Ole Miss, No. 14 Clemson, No. 15 South Carolina
Much has been made about where Indiana would land if it lost to Ohio State since the initial College Football Playoff rankings have come out. Of course, that was before losses from Alabama and Ole Miss. Indiana will likely remain in the projected playoff field, but will a one-loss Indiana be behind two-loss SEC teams?
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Alabama and Ole Miss now have three losses. How far will they drop? Both schools have a notable win over Georgia which could still hold weight in the committee’s eyes.
Arizona State figures to be the highest-ranked Big 12 team. However, the conference might not have a team ranked in the top 15 this week. With none of the Big 12’s ranked teams playing each other in Week 14, the conference is a few upsets away from not having the fifth-highest-ranked conference champion.
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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